Three choroid plexus papillomas in a patient with Aicardi syndrome. A case report.

abstract：:It is essential that various factors be considered when determining the differential diagnosis of congenital scalp lesions, including lesion size, appearance, intracranial extension, underlying medical condition and the embryological germ layer involved. We present the case of a newborn diagnosed as having a sebaceous...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Saedi T,Cetas J,Chang R,Krol A,Selden NR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty consecutive children are described with spastic cerebral palsy treated with selective functional lumbar and sacral rhizotomy and followed for a minimum of 6 months. In all patients, spasticity improved postoperatively, but this was not necessarily accompanied by a functional improvement. Eighteen children who co...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Steinbok P,Reiner A,Beauchamp RD,Cochrane DD,Keyes R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocephalic (n = 19) and normal (n = 20) children in two age groups (averaged at 10 and 14 years old) were asked to learn 5 predetermined timing rhythm interval tasks (including timing duration and relative timing pattern) by pressing keys on a computer keyboard. In the acquisition phase, visual and auditory goal ti...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ding Y,Lai Q,McAllister II JP,Canady AI

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraventricular neurocytomas mimic central neurocytomas histologically but are located outside the lateral and/or third ventricles. Pontine neurocytomas represent an extremely rare subset of extraventricular neurocytomas, and reports are limited to 2 adults followed under 28 months. The authors present the case of a ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Hawasli AH,Haydon DH,Dahiya S,Smyth MD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prepontine arachnoid cysts are rare developmental anomalies that occur almost exclusively in children. The symptomatic child typically suffers from hydrocephalus, visual impairment, endocrine dysfunction and/or cranial neuropathies. Some cysts, however, are discovered incidentally upon prenatal or postnatal imaging fo...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Dodd RL,Barnes PD,Huhn SL

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has gained wide popularity as a first-line treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus (OHC). We have been performing ETV since 1998. We report our experience with this technique in the management of OHC. METHODS:Between 1998 and 2007, we performed 49 ETV procedures in 46 ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Rahme R,Rahme RJ,Hourani R,Moussa R,Nohra G,Okais N,Samaha E,Rizk T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several groups have begun to explore the feasibility and utility of intrauterine closure of myelomeningocele. A subset of these fetuses have defects which fall into the category of myeloschisis, and therefore have inadequate skin to enable primary closure. After considerable discussion, it was decided to utilize biped...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Mangels KJ,Tulipan N,Bruner JP,Nickolaus D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachnoid cysts are collections of cerebrospinal fluid covered by arachnoidal cells and collagen. They may have a congenital or acquired origin. We present the case of a 7-year-old boy with a cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst harbouring a portion of neuroglia. Microscopically, the cyst wall consisted of a delicate...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ariai S,Koerbel A,Bornemann A,Morgala M,Tatagiba M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our appreciation and understanding of what is now known as the split cord malformation (SCM) have a long history. The oldest known example of SCM is from roughly AD 100. Other isolated examples can be found in the large body of work of the pathologists of the 1800s, where the SCMs were found incidentally d...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Saker E,Loukas M,Fisahn C,Oskouian RJ,Tubbs RS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breath-holding or reflex anoxic seizures predominantly occur in preschool children and usually resolve by late childhood, rarely persisting through adolescence and into adulthood. Investigations are generally unnecessary. Education and reassurance is the mainstay of management. In this report, the author describes a c...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Udayakumaran S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Central pontine myelinolysis occurs inconsistently as a complication of severe and prolonged hyponatremia, particularly when corrected too rapidly. It is a concentrated, frequently symmetric, noninflammatory demyelination within the central basis pontis. We describe a head injury patient who suffered this clinical ent...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Singh DK,Rastogi M,Husain M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Traumatic posterior fossa extradural hematomas (PFEDH) are rare lesions constituting <10% of all extradural hematomas. Reliance on clinical findings alone is not recommended as these are nonspecific; for all suspicious cases, it is advisable to conduct a CT scan. Only a handful of pediatric studies have be...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Prasad GL,Gupta DK,Sharma BS,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied 58 patients, under 12 years of age, admitted to the Emergency Room of the Sao Paulo University Hospital between September 1987 and November 1991 with the diagnosis of traumatic extradural hematoma. Emphasis was given to the etiology of injury, the time interval from head injury to emergency room ev...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： dos Santos AL,Plese JP,Ciquini Júnior O,Shu EB,Manreza LA,Marino Júnior R

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Surgical reconstruction of cranial deformities and synostosis is occasionally accompanied by incomplete bone growth to cover all areas of cranial vault that have been exposed in the correction. The restrictive nature of some forms of synostosis require more bone in the repair than is available using the child's natura...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Moss SD,Joganic E,Manwaring KH,Beals SP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting in the United States is not well known; however, with recent national surveys, the prevalence, incidence, and cost of these procedures can be estimated. The prevalence of CSF shunts in the United States appears to be greater than 125,000, though this is likely an ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Bondurant CP,Jimenez DF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Meningiomas are very rare in children comprising only 0.44.1% of pediatric age tumors and only 1.5-1.8% of all intracranial neoplasms. We analyzed the clinical, pathological and management profile of these rare tumors and elucidated their differences from meningiomas in adults. METHODS:From 1990 to 2005, 33 patien...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Arivazhagan A,Devi BI,Kolluri SV,Abraham RG,Sampath S,Chandramouli BA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen children under the age of 1 year underwent surgery for lipomeningocele at our institution between 1983 and 1991. All the patients had neurologic exams and urodynamic studies (UDS) including a cystometrogram and electromyography of the external urethral sphincter pre- and postoperatively. The surgical procedur...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Sathi S,Madsen JR,Bauer S,Scott RM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a child with Apert syndrome is presented in which the development and rupture of an intracranial mycotic aneurysm occurred secondary to multiple infectious complications following craniofacial surgery. An endovascular procedure was utilized in an attempt to embolize the aneurysm and parent vessel. The pati...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Uchiyama CM,Brockmeyer DL,Cherny WB,Jacobs JJ,Walker ML

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holocord intramedullary low-grade astrocytomas in children and adolescents - involving most or all of the cervical and thoracic spinal cord - are a rare finding. Most of the tumors seem to be pilocytic astrocytomas. Surgical management strategies might not be as clear as in small and circumscribed intramedullary tumor...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ebner FH,Schittenhelm J,Roser F,Scheel-Walter H,Tatagiba M,Schuhmann MU

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ongoing research in the etiology of neural tube defects is increasingly being directed towards the molecular mechanisms at work in the formation of these complex lesions. We undertook to review the family history of patients in a large myelomeningocele/spina bifida clinic in an effort to identify genetic trends in the...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Partington MD,McLone DG

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas of the spinal cord are rare lesions. They are most commonly seen in the second or third decade of life. Their occurrence in the pediatric age group is even rarer. CASE REPORT:The authors describe a 14-month-old child who presented with delayed motor milestones involving...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kumar A,Chandra PS,Bisht A,Garg A,Mahapatra AK,Sharma MC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital dwarfisms can be associated with a variety of vascular anomalies. Here, we describe 2 patients with congenital dwarfisms who presented with moyamoya syndrome and underwent indirect intracranial revascularization. The pathogenesis of moyamoya syndrome in this population is not well understood, but it is a ma...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Moftakhar P,Smith ER,Choulakian A,Scott RM,Danielpour M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy pediatric patients with brain and spinal cord tumors had cytogenetic analysis of 99 samples of their tumors. Successful analysis was accomplished in 95%. Tumors included 43 gliomas, 9 medulloblastomas and a variety of other lesions. Forty-three patients had normal chromosomes; 28 of these had benign tumors and...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Chadduck WM,Boop FA,Sawyer JR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular genetic analysis of several common cancers has yielded information concerning their etiology and prognosis. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) studies showing consistent loss of specific DNA sequences in tumor tissue have identified genes, known as tumor suppressors, associated with the etiology...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Cogen PH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomies in children less than 1 year old is reported. Twenty-seven patients underwent the procedure with 21 (77%) failing within a mean of 1.36 months of the procedure. Nineteen were subsequently shunted. The presence or absence of flow through the ventriculostomy and the si...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Buxton N,Macarthur D,Mallucci C,Punt J,Vloeberghs M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermoids and epidermoids found at reoperation for tethered cord following myelomeningocele repair have been attributed to inadequate excision of cutaneous elements and 'implantation' in the repair site. This study reviews the pathological findings in excised placodes from fresh myelomeningoceles and specimens from tet...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Storrs BB

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sylvian arachnoid cysts pose considerable management dilemmas. Surgical options include cyst fenestration, either endoscopically or microsurgically, and cysto-peritoneal shunt. One of the rare complications after rapid decompression of the arachnoid cysts is haemorrhage in the surrounding brain as well as in remote ar...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ramachandran GM,Nair RP,Kongwad LI,Shanthakumar G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between June 1989 and January 1994, 14 patients with recurrent (n = 11) or posttreatment residual (n = 3) medulloblastoma were enrolled in a program to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of stereotactic radiosurgery (SR). Initial treatment consisted of subtotal surgical resection in 12 patients and complete surgical r...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Patrice SJ,Tarbell NJ,Goumnerova LC,Shrieve DC,Black PM,Loeffler JS

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00