Assessment of neurosurgical outcome in children prenatally diagnosed with myelomeningocele and development of a protocol for fetal surgery to prevent hydrocephalus

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-425

  Zambelli, Helder ^a   Carelli, Edmur ^a   Honorato, Donizeti ^a   Marba, Sérgio ^a   Coelho, Giselle ^a   Carnevalle, Aline ^a   Iscaife, Alexandre ^a   de Silva, Elton ^a   Barini, Ricardo ^a   Sbragia, Lourenço ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal surgery; Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLUBFOOT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FETUS; FETUS SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROSURGERY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248670137     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0261-x     Document Type: Article

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