The Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient: The Challenge of Growing Up

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-8

  Rekate, Harold L ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

hydrocephalus; pediatric neurosurgery; spina bifida; transition

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 65449178845     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2009.03.004     Document Type: Review

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