Intra-fourth-ventricle teratoma.

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the central nervous system are dynamic lesions that can change with time. One of the most clinically important concerns is the development and potential rupture of AVM-associated aneurysms. In this report, we review pediatric cases of de novo development of AVM-associated aneurysm...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Koch MJ,Mahal BAV,Hadzipasic M,Fehnel KP,Chapman PH,Loeffler JS,Orbach DB,Smith ER

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic radiosurgery has had an increasing role in the treatment of selected intracranial lesions in pediatric patients. In our first 44 months experience, 60 of the patients (9%) treated were less than or equal to 18 years of age. Current indications for radiosurgery include primary treatment of high-risk arteri...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lunsford LD,Flickinger JC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic pseudocyst formation is a rare intra-abdominal complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. The presence of an intracranial tumor and a history of central nervous system infection are major risk factors for the development of this complication. Hepatic pseudocysts secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunts can b...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kaplan M,Ozel SK,Akgun B,Kazez A,Kaplan S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ewing sarcoma (ES) is an aggressive, primary bone malignancy with occasional soft tissue extension. Purely extra-osseous ES is rare. A primary intraspinal, intradural ES without bone involvement is exceedingly rare. ES may be differentiated from other primitive neuroectodermal tumors by molecular analysis. The authors...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Scantland JT,Gondim MJ,Koivuniemi AS,Fulkerson DH,Shih CS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A needle for intravenous fluid administration in a newborn was accidentally placed in the sagittal sinus and resulted in dural sinus air embolism. CT findings are described and the risks for venous air embolism are discussed. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Peled N,Blaser SI,Moore A,Harwood-Nash D

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors located in the region of the foramen of Monro often present with signs and symptoms of obstructive hydrocephalus. Various types of lesions occur in this location. We describe a case of a dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor of the septum pellucidum presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus and its successful ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Harter DH,Omeis I,Forman S,Braun A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermoid cysts (ECs) are rare developmental lesions occurring anywhere along the central nervous system. Usually affecting adult patients, the occurrence of supratentorial dorsal cistern ECs has been reported in only 1 certain case of pediatric age. An additional pediatric case is presented. An 11-year-old boy had a...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Caruso G,Germanó A,Caffo M,Belvedere M,La Torre D,Tomasello F

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis of skull fibrous dysplasia in children is relatively easy, based on a history of painless progressive bony bulging. The therapeutic approach is still controversial, due to the benignity of the lesion. However, the clinical course may be unpredictable, with sudden appearance of symptoms, some of which c...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Di Rocco C,Marchese E,Velardi F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intradural, intramedullary lipoma originating within the upper cervical cord with significant extension into the posterior fossa is reported in an infant. Two additional lipomas were found in the lumbar region. This constellation of findings represents the first description of multiple intradural, intramedullary sp...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Wilson JT,Shapiro RH,Wald SL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old female patient presented with a meningomyelocele at the lumber region associated with congenital hydrocephalus. She underwent ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt surgery using the Sophy system. The shunt system was replaced due to a malformation. Following replacement, the patient presented with cerebrospin...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka T,Ikeuchi S,Yoshino K,Isoshima A,Abe T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal intracranial infections due to Salmonella are rare. So far, around 80 cases have been reported in the world literature. The authors present their experience of 6 cases of intracranial Salmonella infections, mainly subdural empyema in 5 and effusion in 1. In 1 case, subdural empyema was bilateral, and in another ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Mahapatra AK,Pawar SJ,Sharma RR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical spine injuries occur infrequently in children but are associated with significant disability and mortality. A retrospective analysis was performed of 84 consecutive pediatric spine injuries treated at our institute from January 2002 to December 2011. The mean age was 14.7 years. There were 18 patients (21%) i...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Babu RA,Arivazhagan A,Devi BI,Bhat DI,Sampath S,Chandramouli BA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encephaloceles arise from developmental defects in neural tube formation. These lesions contain brain and meninges which herniate through a defect in the skull. These may present as isolated malformations or rarely be associated with brain tumors. We hereby discuss a case of an unusual association of an occipital ence...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Rumana M,Khursheed N,Ramzan A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented illustrating the usefulness of computerized tomography (CT) with 3-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction for evaluation of a subdental synchondrosis fracture in a child. Odontoid fractures in children less than 7 years of age occur at the subdental synchondrosis and are typically diagnosed with plain x-...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Sherburn EW,Day RA,Kaufman BA,Park TS

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniopharyngioma is one of the leading causes of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction in childhood, caused either by the tumor itself or the consequences of treatment. Tumor management in terms of recurrence rate, quality of life and complications is still controversial. Sixty-six patients with craniopharyngioma at ped...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Gonc EN,Yordam N,Ozon A,Alikasifoglu A,Kandemir N

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE/AIM:Hydrocephalus is defined as an incapacitating neurological disorder characterized by ventricular enlargement in children, but the effects of melatonin on this hydrocephalus have not yet been fully elucidated. In the present experiment, we attempted to investigate the effects of exogenous melatonin adminis...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Turgut M,Baka M,Uyanıkgil Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation (AARS) is an uncommon disease with a greater prevalence in children than adults. So far there has only been one report of AARS after surgery related to ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting. We present a new case of AARS closed reduction treatment after VP shunt removal in an 8-year-old ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Hashide S,Aihara Y,Nagahara A,Mitsuyama T,Okada Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults. Secondary injury mechanisms within the spinal cord (SC) are well known to cause deterioration after an acute impact. Free radical scavengers are among the most studied agents in animal models of SCI. Edaravone is a...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ozgiray E,Serarslan Y,Oztürk OH,Altaş M,Aras M,Söğüt S,Yurtseven T,Oran I,Zileli M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Composite-type split spinal cord malformation (SCM) is very rare and results from 2 separate foci of ectoendodermal adhesions and endomesenchymal tracts leading to the development of SCM with an intervening normal cord in the same patient. Posterior spurs are even rarer. We report a unique case of composite ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ailawadhi P,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to provide an accurate prognosis for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) would be useful for the children's families and the caregivers. In this study we examined whether an appropriate mathematical model can predict survival in this patient population. METHODS:Data from the Children's Ho...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kouznetsov E,Brennan M,Vassilyadi M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical pathology of the pediatric cranial base is uncommon, but in affected children, traditional operative techniques and management philosophies predominate. While the creation of multidisciplinary skull base teams synergistically pools the talents of individual specialties, a better understanding of the developme...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Gruber DP,Brockmeyer D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness of Novalis radiosurgery (RS) in children with optic gliomas. METHODS:Four pediatric patients (1 male and 3 female) were treated for optic gliomas with Novalis RS in our institution between February 2002 and July 2002. Their mean age was 12 (range 5-16) years at presentation for Novali...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Han SR,Yoon SW,Yee GT,Choi CY,Sohn MJ,Lee DJ,Whang CJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical treatment options are limited for medically and endovascular refractory cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT). We describe the technical feasibility of open, direct sinus thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with medically and endovascular refractory CVT. METHODS:A 15-year-old patient with superior ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Westwick HJ,Obaid S,Bordeleau-Roy F,Truffer E,Weil AG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blunt carotid injury (BCI) is an uncommon yet potentially devastating entity which has received little attention in the pediatric literature. In an attempt to better characterize pediatric BCI, a review of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry was performed. Records were obtained from all children diagnosed with inte...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Lew SM,Frumiento C,Wald SL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, hemispherectomy is a well-established procedure for the treatment of some sorts of catastrophic epilepsies. This, however, has not always been the case. The technique was developed to deal with brain tumors; however, the initial results were not remarkable. Moreover, when its morbidity became evident, it was al...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： de Almeida AN,Marino R Jr

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten children with a tethered cord and also an anorectal malformation are reported in this document. The anorectal malformations comprised 5 vesicointestinal fissures, 2 cloacal exstrophies, 2 rectovesical fistulas and 1 rectobulbar fistula. All of the patients underwent colostomy in advance of surgery for untethering ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Morimoto K,Takemoto O,Wakayama A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors of the pineal region in children often belong to 2 categories, namely germ cell tumors and pineal parenchymal tumors. Very rare pathologies have previously been reported in this region. Most of these tumors may be similar radiologically, while their management differs. The present series reports 2 children with...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Maiti TK,Arimappamagan A,Mahadevan A,Yasha TC,Pandey P,Santosh V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The failure rate following endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in infants younger than 2 years of age has been reported to be higher compared with that of older children, and it is unclear whether ETV might be superior to shunt placement in this age group. METHODS:Between 2003 and 2009, 23 patients young...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Gallo P,Szathmari A,De Biasi S,Mottolese C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tumours of the choroid plexus are rare tumours of neuro-ectodermal origin, accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial tumours. Most cases present in children less than 2 years of age. While choroid plexus carcinomas (CPC) are reported to have an extremely poor prognosis, choroid plexus papillomas (CPP) a...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： McEvoy AW,Harding BN,Phipps KP,Ellison DW,Elsmore AJ,Thompson D,Harkness W,Hayward RD

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of pediatric brain tumor was studied in a 10-year period from 1986 to 1995 in Yamaguchi prefecture. The total number of pediatric brain tumors was 83, and the incidence was 2.5/100, 000/year, which did not change during the period. The sign most frequently seen was intracranial hypertension, whereas f...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Nomura S,Nishizaki T,Yamashita K,Ito H

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00