Tethered cord syndrome in occult spinal dysraphism: Timing and outcome of surgical release

Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1761-1765

  Cornette, L ^a   Verpoorten, C ^a   Lagae, L ^a   Van Calenbergh, F ^a   Plets, C ^a   Vereecken, R ^a   Casaer, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031747192     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.50.6.1761     Document Type: Article

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