title: Effect of early surgery for spina bifida cystica on survival and quality of life.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006113:United Kingdom