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The embryology of the neural tube is described briefly followed by how to assess the neonate with spina bifida and the older child for spina bifida occulta.
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Hutson, J.M., Beasley, S.W. (2013). Spina Bifida. In: The Surgical Examination of Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29814-1_18
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