Cervical myelomeningocele - Follow-up of five patients

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 407-412

  Meyer Heim, Andreas D ^a   Klein, Andrea ^a   Boltshauser, Eugen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cervical meningocele; Cervical myelomeningocele; Childhood; Long term follow up; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LOCOMOTION; MENINGOCELE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0344444192     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(03)00108-9     Document Type: Article

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