Neural Tube Defects: Non-Closure V. Early Closure
Non-closure of open neural tube defects above L2 in 105 infants born between 1978 and 1985 resulted in a significantly lower incidence (p < 0.001) of hydocephalus, shunt insertions, and ventriculitis during the first few months of life, and mortality was not increased throughout the first year, i...
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers,
1988-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Non-closure of open neural tube defects above L2 in 105 infants born between 1978 and 1985 resulted in a significantly lower incidence (p < 0.001) of hydocephalus, shunt insertions, and ventriculitis during the first few months of life, and mortality was not increased throughout the first year, in a study reported from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
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| Item Description: | 1043-3155 2166-6482 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-7-5 |