Functional deterioration following placode untethering in myelomeningocele

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 57-62

  Cochrane, D D ^a   Rassekh, S R ^b   Thiessen, P N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Myelomeningocele; Radiation effects; Scoliosis reoperation; Tethered cord syndromes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031869175     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028621     Document Type: Article

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