Central nervous system congenital anomalies: A prospective neurosurgical observational study from Nigeria

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 258-261

  Adeleye, Amos Olufemi ^a   Olowookere, Kayode Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Central nervous system congenital anomaly; Neurological survey; Nigeria; Silent epidemic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROSURGERY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINE DISEASE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 70849109613     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2009.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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