Effect of surgical repair on the neurologic function in infants with lipomeningocele.

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：: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

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：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：BACKGROUND:Histiocytoses are rare diseases affecting mainly children and can occur in any organ of the body. They are divided into Langerhans type and non-Langerhans type. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) mainly affects skin, bones, and lymph nodes but can also affect the hematopoietic system. Bone lesions can be cr...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Champaneri H,Banerjee AD

更新日期：2020-01-01 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 AND IMPORTANCE:Gorham-Stout disease is a rare entity characterized by vascular proliferation causing local destruction of bone tissue. Owing to its low incidence and variable clinical presentation, the diagnosis requires a high degree of awareness by the clinician. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We present the case o...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Hernández-Marqués C,Serrano González A,Cordobés Ortega F,Alvarez-Coca J,Sirvent Cerda S,Carceller Lechón F,Azorín Cuadrillero D

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Ten children with a tethered cord and also an anorectal malformation are reported in this document. The anorectal malformations comprised 5 vesicointestinal fissures, 2 cloacal exstrophies, 2 rectovesical fistulas and 1 rectobulbar fistula. All of the patients underwent colostomy in advance of surgery for untethering ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Morimoto K,Takemoto O,Wakayama A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We sought to describe pediatric "big data" publications since 2000, their statistical output, and clinical implications. METHODS:We searched 4 major North American neurosurgical journals for articles utilizing non-neurosurgery-specific databases for clinical pediatric neurosurgery research. Articles we...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Oravec CS,Motiwala M,Reed K,Jones TL,Klimo P Jr

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Tuberculous infection of the cavernous sinus and Meckel's cave is extremely rare. In this report, we describe a patient with tuberculoma of the cavernous sinus and Meckel's cave, extending to the petrous apex. The patient underwent microsurgical excision of the lesion and antitubercular chemotherapy resulting in a goo...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kumar VR,Madhugiri VS,Verma SK,Barathi SD,Yadav AK,Bidkar P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the functional development of the fourth ventricular outlet in the myeloschisis-Chiari malformation complex with that of a normal brain, the chronological development of the outlet in C57BL/6J non-neural-tube defect mouse embryos was examined as the first step. Then we compared the results with those of hom...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Wang KC,Higbee R,Knepper PA,McLone DG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts employed in the treatment of hydrocephalus include in their designs a pump mechanism that has been used in office practice as an indicator of whether the shunt is functioning properly; however, the pumping characteristics of shunts have been shown to correlate poorly with clinical...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Piatt JH Jr

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chiari I malformation is associated with a hydromyelic cavity in 55-75% of patients. In the author's series (1977-1991), hydromelia occurred in 111 of 131 patients (85%). There were 35 children. Posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty and fourth ventricle to subarachnoid shunt was made in all patients with C...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Menezes AH

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：: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

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：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：: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to provide an accurate prognosis for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) would be useful for the children's families and the caregivers. In this study we examined whether an appropriate mathematical model can predict survival in this patient population. METHODS:Data from the Children's Ho...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kouznetsov E,Brennan M,Vassilyadi M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We review our experience of endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy (ETV) in children with hydrocephalus from central nervous system (CNS) infection or intraventricular hemorrhage to better elucidate success rates and predictors of success in these children. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of 12...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Smyth MD,Tubbs RS,Wellons JC 3rd,Oakes WJ,Blount JP,Grabb PA

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：: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：:We have reviewed 16 children with extradural spinal tumors, both benign and malignant, treated from 1998 to 2006 in Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. The duration of symptomatology, clinical signs, radiological investigations, surgical approach, outcome and histopathological var...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kumar R,Giri PJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An 11-month-old boy with autosomal recessive infantile osteopetrosis presented, 7 months after bone marrow transplantation, with normal ventricular size and life-threatening intracranial hypertension due to pansynostosis. METHODS:The cranial vault was expanded by using jackscrew distracters to upwardly adva...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Dowlati D,Winston KR,Ketch LL,Quinones R,Giller R,Frattini A,van Hove J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00