Continuing Medical Education
Perinatal management of spina bifida
Abstract
The management of patients with myelomeningocele is largely dependent on the timing of the diagnosis, i.e. ante- or postnatally. Antenatal diagnosis can be made using a combination of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein measurement, fetal ultrasonography and, where necessary, amniocentesis.
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Llewellyn Padayachy, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town and Spina Bifida Clinic, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Dan Ochieng’, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Date published: 2014-02-13
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