The changing incidence of myelomeningocele and its impact on pediatric neurosurgery: A review from the children's memorial hospital

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 801-806

  Bowman, Robin M ^a   Boshnjaku, Vanda ^a   McLone, David G ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi speciality care; Open spinal dysraphism; Prevention surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; BIRTH RATE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS SURGERY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA; SURVIVAL RATE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 67349133090     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0865-z     Document Type: Review

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