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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. The cases provided are exemplary of more relevance to and higher general frequency in pediatrics, as well as of presentation and management that is notably distinct inpediatric compared to adult neurosurgery. 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.
List 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
About the author
Nathan Selden is Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at OHSU and holds the Mario and Edith Campagna Endowed Chair of Pediatric Neurosurgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. He is also Chair-elect of the Professional Board for OHSU Healthcare. His clinical focus is functional neurosurgery for children. At OHSU, he performed the first ever transplantation of neuronal stem cells in a human patient and has three times co-authored the Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines.
Lissa Baird is Head of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. She is the Surgical Director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Her clinical focus is the management of pediatric brain and spine tumors, and neurovascular malformations in children. She co-authored the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Guidelines and Pediatric Plagiocephaly Guidelines. Her research interests focus on working towards novel
treatments and a better understanding of pediatric brain tumors.
Summary
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.
Additional text
The authors present the spectrum of pediatric neurosurgery in a unique way, developing each chapter from the perspective of an individual case. Therapeutic options are considered, surgical techniques are described in detail, and postoperative management and complications are discussed. The text is likely to be a valuable resource for residents in their early years of training and for those reviewing for oral board exams.
