Myelomeningocoele in Nigeria: Has There Been Any Change with Improved Neurosurgery Care?
Keywords:
Myelomeningocoele, Folic acid, Limb paralysis.Abstract
A 6 year retrospective study of the clinical and pathological profile of myelomeningoceles who had neurosurgical care at the neurosurgical unit of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, South-East Nigeria from 2010-2015 was done. The review found 57 males (54.2%) and 47 females (45.8%). Patients
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