Transsphenoidal microsurgery for pediatric craniopharyngioma: special considerations regarding indications and method.

abstract：:The use of temporal lobectomy for the treatment of intractable complex partial seizures of temporal lobe origin has a long and successful history. When appropriately applied in children, excellent seizure control and neurodevelopmental progress are expected. This article reviews patient selection, evaluating the surgi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Adelson PD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningeal melanocytoma is an infrequent neoplasm of the central nervous system (CNS), especially in childhood and infancy. It was first described as an entity different from pigmented meningiomas and schwannomas in 1972, and few cases have been published so far. In this article, a 5-month-old male patient with meninge...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Oruckaptan HH,Soylemezoglu F,Kutluk T,Akalan N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse pontine tumors are highly lethal and conventional therapy with irradiation provides long-term survival to a very small proportion of the patients. We have reported promising results using high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue in patients with recurrent high-grade astrocytomas in other anatomi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Dunkel IJ,O'Malley B,Finlay JL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Myxopapillary ependymomas (MPEs) in children are rarely reported low-grade glial tumors; however, MPEs sometimes possess malignant characteristics such as spinal seeding/drop metastasis (SSM). We aimed to present 3 pediatric MPE cases that experienced SSM at 2 neurosurgical centers. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Abdallah A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The majority of the present distraction osteogenesis techniques involve local site expansion that only produces localized decompression and affords limited decompression and cosmetic results. We designed a new surgical procedure, total calvarial transsutural distraction osteogenesis (TSuDO). METHODS:We pe...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Park DH,Yoon SH

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：:Hyponatremia is a common complication of intracranial disease or surgery. An evaluation should be undertaken to determine whether cerebral salt wasting (CSW) or inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone is present as a cause. Since the treatment principles are completely different in the two pathological states,...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kinik ST,Kandemir N,Baykan A,Akalan N,Yordam N

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year-old boy presented with headaches, vomiting, lethargy and papilledema. Communicating hydrocephalus along with transependymal fluid absorption and meningeal contrast enhancement was identified on CT. The enhancement was initially thought to be the result of a partially treated meningitis (child was previously o...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Vassilyadi M,Michaud J

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Intracranial capillary hemangiomas are very rare, though several spinal capillary hemangiomas have recently been reported. We report here a case of intracranial capillary hemangioma with multiple cysts and review the current literature of similar cases. A 4-month-old girl was referred to our hospital for treatment of ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Uyama A,Kawamura A,Akiyama H,Nakamizo S,Yamamoto K,Nagashima T,Uetani T,Takeda H,Yoshida M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of the study are 126 children with internal hydrocephalus treated within the period 1978-1990. The children were preoperatively divided into six groups according to the etiology of the hydrocephalus. Disorders of the visual functions accompanying elevated intracranial pressure (setting sun 51, syndrome of t...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Tzekov C,Cherninkova S,Gudeva T

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：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：: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：: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：:Schimmelpenning syndrome is a rare, well-defined constellation of clinical phenotypes associated with the presence of nevus sebaceous and multisystem abnormalities most commonly manifested as cerebral, ocular, and skeletal defects [1]. A single nucleotide mutation in the HRAS or...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Chiang MC,McDowell MM,Weaver K,Broniscer A,Greene S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unified theory, proposed by Pang et al., explains the embryogenetic mechanisms of all variants of split cord malformations (SCMs). All SCMs originate from one basic error occurring around the time when the primitive neurenteric canal closes. The basic error is the formation of an accessory neurenteric canal betwee...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Erşahin Y,Demirtaş E,Mutluer S,Tosun AR,Saydam S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arachnoid cysts are intra-arachnoidal cerebrospinal fluid collections most frequently seen in the middle cranial fossa. The optimal method of treatment for symptomatic arachnoid cysts remains controversial and includes cyst shunting, open craniotomy and endoscopic fenestration. All these techniques, however,...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Elhammady MS,Bhatia S,Ragheb J

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：:Congenital dermal sinus tract of the spine is an unusual developmental defect which represents a failure of the surface ectoderm and dermal elements to separate from the neuroectoderm. A 15-month-old female presented with high fever, severe right hemiparesis, difficulty breathing and cranial nerve deficits. Magnetic r...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Papaevangelou G,Tsitsopoulos PP,Flaris N,Iliadis C,Tsonidis C

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Skull defects in children may be congenital or acquired after trauma, infection or tumor. For defects that do not close spontaneously a variety of repair (cranioplasty) materials are available including bone, metals and acrylic. Where possible calvarial autogenous bone is preferred, particularly in younger infants, bu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Hockley AD,Goldin JH,Wake MJ,Iqbal J

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Growing skull fracture (GSF)/pseudomeningocele is a rare complication of head injury in children. Post-traumatic intradiploic arachnoid cyst (PTIAC) is a variant but it is extremely rare. PTIACs are usually asymptomatic or with mild symptoms like headache. The rupture of PTIAC due to re-trauma leading to pse...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Jaiswal M,Gandhi A,Sharma A,Mittal RS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although extra-axial hematomas are a well-known complication of ventricular shunting, epidural hematomas are uncommon in this setting. We report an unusual case of multiple epidural hematomas in a patient with hydrocephalus treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The patient became symptomatic 5 days after shunting and...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kalia KK,Swift DM,Pang D

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanotic breath-holding spell is a benign and self-limiting disease of young children but occasionally associated with sudden, unexpected death. The authors report a rare case in a 2-year-old girl with a severe form that started after radical resection of a cervicomedullary ganglioglioma. She was admitted to our hospi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Fujisawa H,Yoshida Y,Niida Y,Hasegawa M,Yamashita J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic acute subdural hematoma is associated with high mortality in the pediatric population, yet the pathophysiology remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to develop a pediatric model of acute subdural hematoma, and to evaluate the resultant histopathological changes in the brain. Ten 3-week-o...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Shaver EG,Duhaime AC,Curtis M,Gennarelli LM,Barrett R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the optimal valve pressure setting during the first weeks in neonates after implantation of programmable Hakim valves and to analyze the benefits and possible side effects of a new treatment protocol in this age group, we performed this prospective study. In 20 consecutive newborns less than 5 we...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Korinth MC,Gilsbach JM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00