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01-06-2021 | Spina Bifida Aperta | Cover Editorial

Ben W. Lichtenstein (1908–2003) and his contributions to our knowledge of spinal dysraphism

Authors: Sonja Salandy, Santiago Gutierrez, R. Shane Tubbs

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 6/2021

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Ben W. Lichtenstein, MD (1908–2003) (Fig. 1 and cover), graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1932, worked as a neuropathologist, and later became an associate professor of neurology in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Illinois. He was interested in many neurological areas, but especially in spinal dysraphism composed of a wide range of neural tube defects with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. …

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Lichtenstein BW (1942) Distant neuroanatomic complications of spina bifida (spinal dysraphism): hydrocephalus, Arnold-Chiari deformity, stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius, etc.; pathogenesis and pathology. Arch Neurol Psychiatr 47:195–214CrossRef

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Title: Ben W. Lichtenstein (1908–2003) and his contributions to our knowledge of spinal dysraphism
Authors: Sonja Salandy
Santiago Gutierrez
R. Shane Tubbs
Publication date: 01-06-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Spina Bifida Aperta
Spina Bifida Aperta
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus
Spina Bifida Occulta
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Occulta
Hydrocephalus
Chiari Malformation
Spina Bifida
Dysraphism
Spinal Dysraphia
Chiari Malformation
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 6/2021
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-019-04106-2

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