Open AccessNeural tube defects: A retrospective study of 69 cases
Author(s) -
Ali Haydar Turhan,
Semra Işık
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_300_18
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalocele , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , neural tube defect , neural tube , prenatal diagnosis , radiological weapon , neonatal intensive care unit , family history , surgery , fetus , pregnancy , embryo , biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are congenital disorders that significantly increase the risk of death and disability in the 1 st year of life. The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the patients admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit because of NTD.