Visually evoked potentials in 52 children requiring operative repair of craniosynostosis.

abstract：:A young patient with a large left hemisphere porencephalic cyst underwent neuroimaging investigation (functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), EEG-fMRI, DTI tractography) during presurgical evaluation for intractable epilepsy. The functional workup showed that (a) the healthy hemisphere had undertaken language pr...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Kokkinos V,Garganis K,Kontogiannis K,Zountsas B

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:Neurological complications occur commonly in children with meningomyelocele and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. An earlier study suggested that acute changes in grip and pinch strength could be used to identify individuals at increased risk for developing a neurological complication. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Liptak GS,Fried R,Baltus-Hebert E,Eyer Tierney S,Fucile S,Doremus TL

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Although the transsphenoidal approach offers a narrow operative field and poor visual control through a small sellar opening, this approach has the advantage of being associated with minimal surgical trauma, especially in children. We share our experience of good surgical outcome achieved by the transsphenoidal approa...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Im SH,Wang KC,Kim SK,Chung YN,Kim HS,Lee CH,Cho BK

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Thirty-six cases of pilocytic astrocytomas treated at the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles from 1984 through 1995 were reviewed. The mean age at initial presentation was 8 years (range 15 months to 14 years). These patients were followed for an average of 5.5 years. No patient was given chemotherapy or radiation ther...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Krieger MD,Gonzalez-Gomez I,Levy ML,McComb JG

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：: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：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：: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：: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：:Four patients with findings compatible with the VATER association having a malformation of the central nervous system requiring neurosurgical intervention are reviewed. Each patient has a different neurosurgical lesion, one of which has not been hitherto described as occurring with the other anomalies of the associati...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Raffel C,Litofsky S,McComb JG

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) and extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM) are dire neurological disorders, characterized by severe damage to the myelin sheath of neurons, which typically result from rapid correction or overcorrection of systemic hyponatremia. For many years, both conditions have been considered universal...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Ranger A,Szymczak A,Levin S,Salvadori M,Fraser DD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal dysraphism is characterized by a lack of fusion of the vertebral arches that occurs in the absence of spinous processes with variable amounts of lamina. Here, we retrospectively present the importance of cutaneous lesions and their correlation with clinical presentation, radiological examination and urodynamic ...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Sasani M,Asghari B,Asghari Y,Afsharian R,Ozer AF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Traumatic posterior fossa extradural hematomas (PFEDH) are rare lesions constituting <10% of all extradural hematomas. Reliance on clinical findings alone is not recommended as these are nonspecific; for all suspicious cases, it is advisable to conduct a CT scan. Only a handful of pediatric studies have be...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Prasad GL,Gupta DK,Sharma BS,Mahapatra AK

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：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：INTRODUCTION:The cumulative incidence of radiation-induced second malignancy is 1-2% per decade after radiotherapy (RT). Radiation-induced malignant glioma (RIMG) is a rare complication of cranial RT. CASE PRESENTATION:We herein describe a case of left frontal glioblastoma arising 5 years after prophylactic cranial ir...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Biswas A,Kashyap L,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:The cloverleaf skull deformity, or Kleeblattschädel, is a rare malformation caused by synostosis of multiple cranial sutures. This anomaly has been reported to carry a dismal prognosis both in terms of neurological outcome as well as cosmetic appearance if treatment is delayed. Due to the paucity of data concerning th...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Resnick DK,Pollack IF,Albright AL

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Complications arising from the placement of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are well documented. A case of infertility is presented that was thought to result from factors related to the distal end of a VP shunt residing within a patient's abdomen. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 30-year-old female w...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： White JB,Raffel C,Blackwell RE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Eighteen children under the age of 1 year underwent surgery for lipomeningocele at our institution between 1983 and 1991. All the patients had neurologic exams and urodynamic studies (UDS) including a cystometrogram and electromyography of the external urethral sphincter pre- and postoperatively. The surgical procedur...

journal_title：Pediatric neurosurgery

authors： Sathi S,Madsen JR,Bauer S,Scott RM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00