Univ. of Leeds, UK. Provides principles for the care of children who need neurosurgery. Covers traumatic brain injury, brain tumors, and surgical management of epilepsy in children. For nurses. Expanded-outline format. eBook ISBN, 0203895118. Softcover, hardcover available. DNLM: Neurosurgical Procedures--nursing.

Joanna Smith is Lecturer in Child Health Nursing at the University of Leeds, UK Catherine Martin is a staff nurse on the Regional Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology Unit at St James's Hospital, Leeds, UK

List of figures	p. viii
List of tables	p. x
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Overview of anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system	p. 1
Introduction and overview of the organisation of the nervous system	p. 1
Development of the nervous system	p. 6
Cells of the nervous system and their function	p. 10
Anatomy of the brain	p. 15
The ventricular system	p. 19
Blood supply	p. 21
Protection and coverings	p. 23
The spinal cord	p. 25
Neuroplasticity and neuron regeneration	p. 26
General principles of caring for the child with a neurological impairment	p. 30
Diagnostic procedures	p. 30
Neurological assessment	p. 33
Normal and raised intracranial pressure	p. 41
Principles of intracranial pressure monitoring	p. 48
Managing acute seizures and status epilepticus	p. 49
Care of the unconscious child	p. 51
Emotional and psychological needs of the child and family	p. 53
Principles of rehabilitation	p. 55
General principles of caring for the child requiring neurosurgery	p. 63
Perioperative care	p. 63
Postoperative pain management	p. 87
Wound care	p. 99
Hydrocephalus	p. 112
Pathophysiology	p. 112
Incidence, classification and aetiology	p. 113
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management options	p. 116
Ventricular shunts	p. 120
Principles of caring for a child requiring insertion or revision of a ventricular shunt	p. 125
Long-term outcomes and ongoing care needs of a child with hydrocephalus	p. 131
Traumatic brain injury	p. 136
Classification, incidence and aetiology	p. 136
Pathophysiology and clinical presentation	p. 138
Management of a child following traumatic brain injury	p. 141
Long-term care needs of the child who has sustained a TBI and the impact on the family	p. 150
Craniosynostosis	p. 158
Classification, incidence and aetiology	p. 158
Pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis	p. 160
Management of the child with craniosynostosis	p. 165
Long-term care needs of a child with craniosynostosis	p. 168
Brain tumours	p. 173
Incidence, aetiology and classification	p. 173
Pathophysiology	p. 177
Presentation, diagnosis and management options	p. 180
Principles of nursing care for a child with a brain tumour	p. 187
Long-term outcomes and ongoing care needs of the child and family	p. 193
Surgical management of epilepsy in children	p. 200
Incidence, classification and aetiology	p. 200
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and the principles of managing a child with epilepsy	p. 203
Principles of caring for a child requiring surgical management of epilepsy	p. 209
Long-term outcomes and ongoing care needs of a child with epilepsy	p. 213
Cerebrovascular disorders	p. 217
Cerebrovascular malformations	p. 217
Intracranial aneurysms	p. 220
Intracranial haemorrhage	p. 222
Overview of the management of the child who has sustained an intracranial haemorrhage	p. 226
Neural tube defects	p. 231
Spina bifida: incidence, aetiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis	p. 231
Spina bifida occulta	p. 234
Meningocele	p. 234
Myelomeningocele	p. 235
Tethered spinal cord	p. 244
Long-term outcomes of spina bifida and effects on the child and family	p. 245
Terminology relating to neurosurgical procedures	p. 250
Glossary	p. 251
Index	p. 256
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