Myelomeningocele: Long-term neurosurgical treatment and follow-up in 202 patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 368-386

  Talamonti, Giuseppe ^a   D'Aliberti, Giuseppe ^a   Collice, Massimo ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation; Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele; Pediatric neurosurgery; Syringomyelia; Tethered cord

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749096499     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/11/368     Document Type: Article

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