Neonatal neurosurgical trauma.
Birth injury has been defined as any condition that adversely affects the fetus during labor or delivery. This article discusses neonatal injury that results in a condition that requires neurosurgical management. The majority of these conditions result from a primary mechanical injury to the central or peripheral nervous system.
Harpold
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Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.
McComb
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Levy
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D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*