Endoscopic resection of an intraventricular dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor of the septum pellucidum.

abstract：PURPOSE:Over 170 years ago, traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis or hangman's fracture was described. Most descriptions of this entity have focused on adult presentations. METHODS:We review the literature on pediatric cases of hangman's fracture emphasizing the embryological as well as presentation aspects. RESULT...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Montalbano M,Fisahn C,Loukas M,Oskouian RJ,Chapman JR,Tubbs RS

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis can be associated with significant low back pain, especially in physically active adolescents. Non-operative management is usually successful in improving symptoms, but surgical intervention is occasionally required for those that fail reduction of activity and bracing. In a subpopu...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Lundin DA,Wiseman D,Ellenbogen RG,Shaffrey CI

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:An international multicenter randomized trial comparing standard pressure differential valves, Orbis Sigma valves and PS Medical Delta valves, for children with newly diagnosed hydrocephalus failed to show a difference in the time to first shunt failure (power 80%). In order to avoid observer bias, the pri...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kestle J,Milner R,Drake D

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cavernous malformations (CMs) of the central nervous system are benign, angiographically occult vascular lesions and are diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging techniques. Giant CMs do not differ from smaller-sized CMs in their clinical, surgical or histopathological presentation but may be radiologically different. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ozsoy KM,Oktay K,Gezercan Y,Cetinalp NE,Olguner SK,Erman T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the initiation and development of a comprehensive multidisciplinary and multi-institutional program for the evaluation and management of youth with spasticity. A descriptive step-by-step process of the administrative and organizational sequence of the development of the program is delineated. The Spasticit...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： James HE,Hofrichter PB,Spierre LZ,Aldana PR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblastomas and aneurysmal bone cysts are uncommon benign tumors of the spine. Their presentation can vary between diffuse pain, restriction of neck movements, torticollis, radiculopathy, and myelopathy. Complete excision is the best treatment to achieve a cure, but recurrence is not uncommon. A combination of the ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Mishra A,Pruthi N,Nandeesh BN,Shukla D

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:There have been numerous reported cases of diffuse intravascular coagulation (DIC) or defibrination syndrome associated with head trauma, but very few reported cases associated with primary brain tumor. This report concerns the findings in a case of DIC associated with brain tumor surgery in an infant. The patient die...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Huang PS,Koo KE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystoperitoneal (CP) shunting is minimally invasive and achieves a high rate of resolution on neuroimaging. However, in the absence of definite symptoms, shunting should be reconsidered, because some patients can experience shunt dependency after CP shunting. In this study, the risk of shunt dependency in patients wit...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kim SK,Cho BK,Chung YN,Kim HS,Wang KC

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an incidence of less than 1-3 per million, pediatric aneurysms are rare clinical entities. A traumatic etiology is implicated in a large proportion of these cases, leading to the formation of both 'false' and 'true' aneurysms. These occur most often in the distal circulation, but have also been described in the s...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Haji FA,Boulton MR,de Ribaupierre S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric perforation is a complication that can arise from ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunting. Careful examination of a newborn girl admitted to our department revealed several neurological problems. A VP shunt was inserted under direct visualization, leaving 20 cm of the catheter in the peritoneal cavity. The infant ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Alonso-Vanegas M,Alvarez JL,Delgado L,Mendizabal R,Jiménez JL,Sanchez-Cabrera JM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven patients with Dandy-Walker malformation were treated between 1959 and 1989. Eighty percent of patients became symptomatic by 3 years of age, with 70% presenting within the 1st year of life. Hydrocephalus was present in 91% of patients at the time of diagnosis. Clinical presentation was most often heralded...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Osenbach RK,Menezes AH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:As prior studies analysed predictive factors for various post-laminectomy spinal deformities in mixed spinal regions, age groups or pathologies, their validity and conclusions were unclear. The objective of this study was to determine predictive factors for worsened cervical or thoracic spinal sagi...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Yeh JS,Sgouros S,Walsh AR,Hockley AD

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Central nervous system germ cell tumors (CNS-GCTs) are relatively rare. While their incidence was thought to be higher in East Asia than the USA, recent evidence suggests the difference between Japan and the USA is not statistically significant. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of pediatr...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Makino K,Nakamura H,Yano S,Kuratsu J,Kumamoto Brain Tumor Research Group.

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS), also known as cerebellar affective syndrome, is characterized by emotional lability and decreased speech production following injury or surgery to the cerebellum. Rarely, oculomotor dysfunction has been described in association with PFS. Here, we report a case of complete ocular paresis...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Afshar M,Link M,Edwards MS,Fisher PG,Fredrick D,Monje M

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Osteolytic lesions of the skull in children have a broad differential diagnosis including congenital, inflammatory and neoplastic lesions. Progressive osteolysis of the skull secondary to head trauma is rare and has been poorly characterized. METHODS:The pediatric database at our hospital was screened for ch...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Hermann EJ,Hong B,Brandis A,Krauss JK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The treatment of symptomatic cranio-vertebral junction (CVJ) instability in children affected by CVJ abnormalities is a challenge. A series of severely symptomatic children has been reviewed to understand the controversial long-term effectiveness of the aggressive management of CVJ abnormalities, in terms of...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Giussani C,Roux FE,Guerra P,Pirillo D,Grimaldi M,Citerio G,Sganzerla EP

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：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：: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：:We report two children with hemihypertrophy and Chiari I malformation (CIM) and review the extant medical literature regarding CIM and overgrowth disorders. We propose that these two entities do not represent a spurious association but rather share a common dysembryology of mesoderm. ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Smyth MD,Wellons JC 3rd,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflicted traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a frequent consequence of physical child abuse in infants and children. Twenty-eight children who were 2-42 months of age when hospitalized for moderate to severe TBI were enrolled in a prospective, longitudinal study of neurobehavioral outcome following acquired brain injury....

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ewing-Cobbs L,Prasad M,Kramer L,Landry S

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：: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：: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