Results of radiosurgery in the management of recurrent and residual medulloblastoma.

abstract：:The occurrence and pattern of cervical spinal fusions have been assessed in 59 cases of Apert syndrome (acrocephalosyndactyly type 1). Radiological evidence of vertebral fusion either in progress or completed was observed in 37 (63%) of the cases. Fusion was limited to a single vertebral level in 18 cases and multiple...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Thompson DN,Slaney SF,Hall CM,Shaw D,Jones BM,Hayward RD

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：: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：: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：:Craniopharyngiomas can be divided into sellar, prechiasmatic, retrochiasmatic and giant tumors. The initial approach to a craniopharyngioma should be an attempt at its removal. Only if surgical therapy fails to deal with the tumor should more conservative approaches utilizing radiotherapy be used. The use of intracyst...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Hoffman HJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18th century report of a device for repeated extracranial drainage of cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of congenital hydrocephalus is reviewed. On 15th October 1744, the French surgeon Claude-Nicolas Le Cat (1700-1768) introduced a specially invented canula into the lateral ventricle of a newborn boy with hydro...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kompanje EJ,Delwel EJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 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

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：: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：BACKGROUND:The cavum veli interpositi (CVI) usually is a small CSF-containing abnormality of septum pellucidum, asymptomatic and rare after the age of 3 years. When symptomatic, it is large and can be related to psychiatric disorders, syndromic association of mental retardation and seizures or to hydrocephalus. METHOD...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Giussani C,Fiori L,Trezza A,Riva M,Sganzerla EP

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：:The optimal treatment for Dandy-Walker malformation is still controversial. Ventriculoperitoneal shunting, cystoperitoneal shunting or combinations are the most common surgical options in the management of this clinical entity. Endoscopic procedures like ventriculocystostomy, 3rd ventriculostomy or endoscopy-assisted ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Unal OF,Aras Y,Aydoseli A,Akcakaya MO

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Arachnoid cysts (ACs) are relatively common intracranial mass lesions, which occur most often in the middle cranial fossa. While these lesions can present as a mass lesion, many are asymptomatic. Rarely, posttraumatic or spontaneous rupture of ACs can result in intracystic hemorrhage, subdural hematoma or subdural hyg...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Donaldson JW,Edwards-Brown M,Luerssen TG

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：: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：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：: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：:Associated cranial abnormalities with spinal dysraphism are not uncommon. We came across an unusual case of a 1-year-old male child with spinal dysraphism having lumbar meningomyelocele, who also had split cord malformation (hemicord with intervening bony spur) with lipoma of one of the hemicord and filum terminale. T...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Nayak PK,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Modern neuroimaging and intensive care permit precise delineation and specific treatment of head injury. Children sustaining cranial trauma associated with epidural hematoma (EDH) represent a heterogeneous group with a variety of clinical outcomes. Treatment consists of simple observation or surgical evacuati...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Bejjani GK,Donahue DJ,Rusin J,Broemeling LD

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initial therapy for craniopharyngioma remains controversial. Population-based datasets indicate that traditional algorithms [gross total resection (GTR) vs. subtotal resection (STR) +/- radiation therapy (XRT)] are often not employed. We investigated neurosurgical practice patterns. METHODS:A ten-question s...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Hankinson TC,Palmeri NO,Williams SA,Torok MR,Serrano CA,Foreman NK,Handler MH,Liu AK

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:We discuss the surgical approach used for and outcome in 11 infants (< or =3 years) who were treated at our institution for ependymomas arising in the cerebellar-pontine (C-P) angle. The median age of the group was 19 months (range: 6-26 months). Of these 11 patients, the initial surgery for 8 was performed at our cen...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Sanford RA,Kun LE,Heideman RL,Gajjar A

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：: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：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：: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:This study aims to elucidate surgical risk factors in neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) with respect to wound site infection after spinal fusion. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed of all patients treated surgically for NMS between January 2008 and December 2016 (minimum 6 months' follow-up). A sub-coh...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Janjua MB,Toll B,Ghandi S,Sebert ME,Swift DM,Pahys JM,Samdani AF,Hwang SW

更新日期：2019-01-01 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