Pediatric Neurosurgery

Part of the Neurosurgery by Example series, this volume on pediatric neurosurgery presents exemplary cases in which renowned authors guide readers through the assessment and planning, decision making, surgical procedure, after care, and complication management of common and uncommon disorders. As pediatric neurosurgery approximates the anatomical and pathophysiological breadth of all specialty areas of adult neurosurgery, the cases provided are exemplary of those that are more relevant to, and seen in higher frequency, in pediatrics. The cases also demonstrate presentation and management appropriate for pediatrics, as both are distinct in pediatric compared to adult neurosurgery.

Each chapter also contains 'pivot points' that illuminate changes required to manage patients in alternate or atypical situations, and pearls for accurate diagnosis, successful treatment, and effective complication management. Containing a focused review of medical evidence and expected outcomes, Pediatric Neurosurgery is appropriate for neurosurgeons who wish to learn more about a subspecialty, and those preparing for the American Board of Neurological Surgery oral examination.

Table of Contents

1. Communicating Hydrocephalus
Rowland Han and David D. Limbrick, Jr.
2. Obstructive Hydrocephalus and Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
Lissa C. Baird
3. Prematurity and Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Catherine A. Mazzola and Tatiana Huk Sikorskyj
4. Tethered Cord Syndrome Due to Tight Filum Terminale
Nathan Selden
5. Lipomyelomeningocele (LMMC)
Christina Sayama
6. Spinal Dermal Sinus Tract
Nathan Selden
7. Chiari I Malformation with Syringomyelia
Yiping Li and Bermans J. Iskandar
8. Myelomeningocele
Lissa C. Baird
9. Sagittal Synostosis and Scaphocephaly
Mark Proctor
10. Unicoronal Craniosynostosis
Amy Lee and Richard G. Ellenbogen
11. Infant with Seizures of Unknown Etiology
Beth A Costine and Ann-Christine Duhaime
12. Traumatic Atlanto-axial Disclocation
Douglas Brockmeyer
13. Spastic Quadriplegia
David Harter
14. Extratemporal Refractory Epilepsy
Joseph Madsen
15. Hemispheric Refractory Epilepsy
Brian J. Dlouhy and Matthew D. Smyth
16. Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation
Edward Smith
17. Ischemic Stroke: Moyamoya Disease
Edward Smith
18. Vein of Galen Malformation
Lissa C. Baird
19. Pineal Region Tumors
Tadanori Tomita
20. Medulloblastoma
Amy Bruzek, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, and Karin Muraszko
21. Hypothalamic-Chiasmatic Glioma
James Rutka and Angela Coppola
22. Mesial Temporal Glioma
Gerry Grant
23. Craniopharyngioma
Lissa C. Baird
24. Diffuse Brainstem Glioma
Nalin Gupta
25. Posterior Fossa Ependymoma
Federick A. Boop and Jimmy Ming-Jung Chuang
26. Middle Fossa Arachnoid Cysts
Amy K. Bruzek and Cormac O. Maher
27. Posterior Fossa Cyst and Hydrocephalus
Peter J. Morone and John C. Wellons
28. Occipital Encephalocele
Molly Hubbard and Daniel Guillaume
29. Nasal Dermoid
Hugh J.L. Garton
30. Sinusitus with Subdural Empyema
Christina Sayama
31. Shunt Infection
Christina Sayama