Neonatal loss of motor function in human spina bifida aperta

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 427-434

  Sival, Deborah A ^a   Van Weerden, Tiemen W ^a   Vles, Johan S H ^b   Timmer, Albert ^a   Den Dunnen, Wilfred F A ^a   Staal Schreinemachers, A L ^a   Hoving, Eelco W ^a   Sollie, Krystyne M ^a   Kranen Mastenbroek, Vivianne J M ^b   Sauer, Pieter J J ^a   Brouwer, Oebele F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Denervation; Electromyography; Leg movement; Meningomyelocele; Motor neuron damage; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MYOTOME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINA BIFIDA APERTA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FUSION;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEG; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 3442883056     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.2.427     Document Type: Article

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