Endovascular particulate and alcohol embolization for near-fatal epistaxis from a skull base vascular malformation.

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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To induce experimental split cord malformations (SCMs) produced through the surgical induction of a dorsal midline fistula. METHODS:In addition, the theory of embryogenesis of SCMs was verified by examining the developmental process of this experimentally induced anomaly. In Cynopus pyrrhogaster (amphibian) ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Emura T,Asashima M,Furue M,Hashizume K

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Pediatric low-grade gliomas comprise a diverse range of central nervous system tumors, sharing the usual course of a slow progression in growth. In individual cases however, the natural history can be variable, and rarely spontaneous regression has been described. This paper describes factors associated with ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Rozen WM,Joseph S,Lo PA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of fractures of peritoneal catheters of ventriculoperitoneal shunts is described. Fracture of the peritoneal catheter accounts for 21.2% of shunt revisions. During the time period of January 1985 through July 1993, 401 PS Medical peritoneal catheters were installed and 23 fractures occurred. The ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Cuka GM,Hellbusch LC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) provides a physiological restoration of cerebrospinal fluid and a shunt-free option for hydrocephalus children. Continuous developments in techniques and instruments have improved ETV as the first-line treatment. This paper focuses on the recent advances in surgical techniques, i...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Feng Z,Li Q,Gu J,Shen W

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of pneumocephalus after supratentorial craniotomy has been reported to be as high as 100%. However, transformation of postoperative pneumocephalus into tension pneumocephalus (symptomatic intracranial air) is a rather rare phenomenon. Tension pneumocephalus after posterior fossa surgery is reported mainl...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Biyani N,Silbiger A,Ben-Ari J,Constantini S

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：AIMS:We report a special type of skull fracture in children - internal open brain injury (IOBI). We summarize its clinical characteristics and propose a treatment strategy based on our experience. METHODS:Eight patients between 2 and 5 years old were identified to have IOBI. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) scann...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Yang CH,Li Q,Li GP,You C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an intracerebral juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) producing complex-partial seizures in a 13-year-old boy is presented. Although the child had no history of JXGs or a systemic histiocytic proliferative disorder, the histopathological and immunocytochemical studies of this lesion were identical to that of a cut...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Schultz KD Jr,Petronio J,Narad C,Hunter SB

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with colloid cysts were identified among approximately 1,400 patients with brain tumors seen at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto between 1952 and 1992. These and 34 previously published cases of colloid cysts in children were reviewed. Colloid cysts are rare causes of headaches and papilloedema...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Macdonald RL,Humphreys RP,Rutka JT,Kestle JR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Midline suboccipital craniotomy has been proposed as an alternative to conventional craniectomy for removal of posterior fossa tumors. METHOD:We describe a modified technique for midline suboccipital osteoplastic craniotomy based on the atlantooccipital membrane for a 17-year-old boy with superior vermian a...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Maiti T,Bhat DI,Devi BI,Shukla D

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:Optimal treatment for hydrocephalus related to Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) remains elusive. Patients with DWS-related hydrocephalus often require combinations of shunting systems to effectively drain both the supratentorial ventricles and posterior fossa cyst. We describe an endoscopic technique, whereby a frontally p...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Sikorski CW,Curry DJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the current patterns of head trauma associated with child abuse. We reviewed the records of all patients admitted to our medical center between 1995 and 1997 with a primary diagnosis of head trauma, and analyzed the clinical presentation, mechanism of injury, socioeconomic stat...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Dashti SR,Decker DD,Razzaq A,Cohen AR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decade, rapid progress has been made in understanding the molecular pathways underlying the proliferation of both normal and neoplastic cells. The processes by which messages to initiate protein synthesis, cell cycle progression, and even cell death are transmitted from the cell surface or the cytoplas...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Pollack IF,Bredel M,Erff M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case involving multiple intracranial aneurysms with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in a child, accompanied by unilateral fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) of the renal artery, is reported. A 12-year-old girl presented with secondary hypertension and fourth-ventricle IVH. Cerebral angiography showed multiple aneu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Park DH,Kang SH,Lim DJ,Kwon TH,Park JY,Chung YG,Lee HK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to compare the effects of continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion (CIBI) and selective posterior rhizotomy (SPR) on upper extremity (UE) spasticity and range of motion in children with cerebral palsy. Spasticity was assessed with the Ashworth scale of muscle tone and range of motion was evalu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Albright AL,Barry MJ,Fasick MP,Janosky J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetus in fetu (FIF) is an extremely rare congenital anomaly in the pediatric age group. It is defined by the presence of an axial skeleton and well-formed internal organs in a fetiform mass. Only about 15 cases of intracranial FIF have been reported in the literature worldwide. We report a case of temporo-occipitocerv...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Padwal AD,Devi BI,Ramachandran S,Bhat DI,Shukla D,Ramu R

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：:For over 60 years congenital kyphotic deformities of the spine have been categorized into two distinct groups, depending on the developmental defect. Those arising from a failure of formation of the vertebral bodies were classified as type 1, while those arising from a failure of segmentation were referred to as type ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Philips MF,Dormans J,Drummond D,Schut L,Sutton LN

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 16-year-old male with both a nasal dermoid sinus cyst (NDSC) and a third ventricle colloid cyst is presented. The NDSC was excised via a single-stage combined intracranial-extracranial approach and the third ventricle colloid cyst was resected endoscopically. The pathogenetic theories of NDSC and third ven...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Cheng ML,Chang SD,Pang D,Adler JR

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the outcome and recurrence in supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma. METHODS:Sixteen cases of supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma were reviewed. The average age of presentation was 8.2 years ranging from 1 to 16 years of age. The mean duration between the onset of first symptoms to time of presentation wa...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kumar R,Singhal N,Jaiswal SK,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of a prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a lateral ventricle choroid plexus papilloma in an in vitro fertilization (IVF)-induced pregnancy of a 40-year-old woman. The baby was delivered at 35 weeks of gestation and surgery was performed 5 days later with a good outcome. Several cases of malignancies ass...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Cohen ZR,Achiron R,Feldman Z

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although subdural hematomas (SDH) are common in infants, their long-term outcome is poorly documented in the literature. METHODS:Infants operated for SDH were followed prospectively and evaluated during their sixth year with systematic neurological evaluation and standard neuropsychological testing. RESULTS...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Vinchon M,Defoort-Dhellemmes S,Nzeyimana C,Vallée L,Dhellemmes P

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cephalocele is a central nervous system (CNS) birth defect. Various CNS and extra-CNS anomalies, as well as prognostic factors have been reported with cephalocele. The aim of this study was to discuss prognostic factors and current possible theories explaining associated anomalies seen in a series of 55 patie...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Baradaran N,Nejat F,Baradaran N,El Khashab M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most common form of treatment for hydrocephalus.The distal end of the VP shunt is commonly placed in the peritoneal cavity. Various complications of the distal end of the shunt have been described in the literature.We report an unusual case of perforation of th...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ramana Murthy KV,Jayaram Reddy S,Prasad DV

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00