Pediatria pre prax 2/2009

Coordinated multidisciplinary care of the patients with neural tube defects

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. In their terminology they are widely known as spina bifida among medical and laic community. The review shows principles of coordinated multidisciplinary care of the patients with NTDs in University Children´s Hospital in Bratislava.

Keywords: multidisciplinary care, neural tube defects (NTDs), spina bifida.