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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463950803321

Autore

Lazareff Jorge A

Titolo

Neural tube defects [[electronic resource] /] / Jorge A. Lazareff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2011

ISBN

1-283-14373-9

9786613143730

981-4273-85-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

618.92/80443

Soggetti

Neural tube - Abnormalities

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Spinal defects -- pt. 2. Cranial defects.

Sommario/riassunto

Neural Tube Defects are a group of related but individual pathologies that are the most common congenital anomalies of the Central Nervous System. The importance of this condition has generated a large body of literature that seldom was written for the clinician in a comprehensive and didactic manner. In this book, each chapter is richly illustrated and dedicated to one disease with subheadings that encompass etiology, molecular biology, clinical anatomy, symptoms, rationale for surgical procedures, natural history and transition into adulthood. This systematic content scheme allows the treati