Successful developmental outcome in intrauterine myelomeningocele repair

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-126

  Zambelli, Helder ^a   Barini, Ricardo ^a   Iscaife, Alexandre ^a   Cursino, Kleber ^a   Braga, Angélica de Fátima A ^a   Marba, Sérgio ^a   Sbragia, Lourenço ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari; Follow up; Hydrocephalus; Intrauterine surgery; Myelomeningocele; Prenatal Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDBIRTH; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS SURGERY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL THERAPIES; FETUS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33846420581     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0169-5     Document Type: Article

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