Preschool neurodevelopmental outcome of children following fetal myelomeningocele closure

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 450.e1-450.e9

  Danzer, Enrico ^a   Gerdes, Marsha ^a   Bebbington, Michael W ^a   Zarnow, Deborah M ^a   Adzick, N Scott ^a   Johnson, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fetal surgery; hindbrain herniation; myelomeningocele; neurodevelopmental outcome; spina bifida; ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77951877978     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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