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Social, Psychologic, and Educational Problems

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The goals of treatment for a child born with spina bifida include attainment of the highest possible level of functioning, maximum independence, and promotion of sound psychosocial development of the child, parents, and siblings.1

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  1. Sonya Oppenheimer
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  1. Dipartimento di Neurochirurgia, Universita degli Studi, 37020, Gargagnago, Verona, Italy

    Anthony J. Raimondi M.D.

  2. Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Anthony J. Raimondi M.D.

  3. Hôpital des Enfants de la Timone, Rue Saint Pierre, 13005, Marseille, France

    Maurice Choux M.D.

  4. Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Concezio Di Rocco M.D.

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Oppenheimer, S. (1989). Social, Psychologic, and Educational Problems. In: Raimondi, A.J., Choux, M., Di Rocco, C. (eds) The Pediatric Spine I. Principles of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8820-3_12

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