Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery

by Albright, Leland; Pollack, Ian F.; Adelson, P.

• ISBN13: 9781588903952
• ISBN10: 1588903958
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-15
• Publisher: Thieme Medical Pub

Summary

This book presents the latest management techniques for pediatric neurosurgical disorders frequently encountered in clinical practice. In this edition, chapters are organized into separate sections including cerebral disorders, spinal disorders, neoplasms, trauma, cerebrovascular disease, functional disorders, and infectious disorders. Each chapter describes the diagnostic studies, pathology and pathobiology, indications for surgery, treatment alternatives, prognostic factors and outcomes.Features of the second edition: Commentaries at the end of each chapter provide insights from the senior editors "Pearls" identify critical steps in management More than 850 high-quality images demonstrate disease pathology and surgical approaches and techniques Easy-to-read tables synthesize key clinical concepts New chapters cover ethical issues in pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery in developing countries, and in utero neurosurgeryThis comprehensive book is a must-have reference for all neurosurgeons, and specialists and residents in pediatric neurosurgery and pediatric neurology.

Table of Contents

The history of pediatric neurosurgery	p. 3
Normal and abnormal development of the nervous system	p. 12
Neurological examination of the newborn, infant, and child	p. 31
Pediatric neurosurgery in the Third World	p. 43
Ethical issues in pediatric neurosurgery	p. 49
Neurogenetic basis of pediatric neurosurgical conditions	p. 59
Treatment of hydrocephalus	p. 94
Treatment of hydrocephalus with shunts	p. 109
Neuroendoscopy	p. 131
Intraventricular hemorrhage and posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus	p. 145
Congenital arachnoid cysts and the dandy-walker complex	p. 162
Extracerebral fluid collections in infants	p. 187
Congenital intracranial malformations	p. 197
Chiari malformations	p. 217
Encephaloceles, meningoceles, and dermal sinuses	p. 233
Congenital defects of the scalp and skull	p. 254
Craniosynostosis	p. 265
Craniofacial syndromes	p. 289
In utero surgery for myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus	p. 313
Spinal meningoceles	p. 323
Myelomeningocele	p. 338
Occult spinal dysraphism	p. 367
Craniovertebral junction abnormalities	p. 395
Intraspinal congenital cysts : neurenteric, arachnoid, dermoid, epidermoid	p. 415
Congenital vertebral anomalies	p. 425
Syringomyelia and hydromyelia	p. 444
Scalp and skull neoplasms	p. 477
Brain tumors in the first two years of life	p. 489
Supratentorial hemispheric gliomas	p. 511
Supratentorial hemispheric nonglial neoplasms	p. 531
Optic pathway gliomas	p. 552
Craniopharyngiomas	p. 560
Pediatric pituitary adenomas	p. 579
Pineal region tumors	p. 585
Medulloblastomas	p. 606
Ependymomas	p. 621
Brainstem gliomas	p. 640
Cerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas	p. 655
Skull base tumors	p. 668
Spinal extradural neoplasms and intradural extramedullary neoplasms	p. 694
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors	p. 706
Spine tumors	p. 721
Neurofibromatosis 1 and 2	p. 735
The phakomatoses	p. 755
Chemotherapy for brain tumors	p. 770
Nonaccidental head injuries	p. 791
Accidental head injuries	p. 803
Penetrating craniocerebral injuries	p. 809
Hematomas	p. 822
Traumatic vascular injuries	p. 828
Critical care management of traumatic brain injury	p. 833
Rehabilitation and outcome of head injuries	p. 848
Cranioplasty	p. 864
Brachial plexus injuries and other peripheral nerve injuries	p. 884
Spinal column trauma	p. 908
Spinal cord injuries	p. 925
Intervertebral disk disease	p. 939
Cavernous and venous malformations	p. 947
Intracerebral aneurysms	p. 960
Arteriovenous malformations	p. 983
Management of cerebrovascular malformations : arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, and venous malformations	p. 995
Ischemic stroke in the pediatric population	p. 1004
Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation	p. 1014
Spinal vascular malformations	p. 1029
Evaluation of intractable epilepsy	p. 1045
Temporal lobe epilepsy	p. 1056
Extratemporal epilepsy	p. 1072
Nonresective surgical management of refractory epilepsy : callosotomy and vagal stimulation	p. 1096
Hemispherectomy	p. 1115
Spasticity and movement disorders	p. 1121
Shunt infections	p. 1141
Intracranial epidural and subdural infections	p. 1148
Brain abscesses and encephalitis	p. 1162
Tuberculosis and fungal and parasitic infections of the central nervous system	p. 1182
Infections of the spinal axis	p. 1197
Neuroanesthesia	p. 1213
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