Hydrocephalus associated with neural tube defects: Characteristics, management, and outcome in sub-Saharan Africa

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1589-1594

  Warf, Benjamin C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Choroid plexus cauterization; Developing countries; Encephalocele; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele; Neural tube defects; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOROID PLEXUS CAUTERIZATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 80054695311     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1484-z     Document Type: Article

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