Publication Date
1996
72 p|ill
This manual explains the types, signs and causes of spina bifida and hydrocephalus describing how to assess the child’s level of development and complications. It gives suggestions on how to promote the child’s normal development, mobility, self-care and education with examples of equipment that can be made from local materials
Document No:WHO/RHB/96.6
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Keywords
Disability and community; community; Disability and social diversity; children with disabilities; functional limitation: mobility; diseases: non-communicable diseases (NCD); spina bifida; Health; risk factors; Rehabilitation; assistive technologies; community-based rehabilitation; therapeutic (treatment)