Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosugery
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Contributors
General Topics
	1. The History of Pediatric Neurosurgery
	2. Normal and Abnormal Development of the Nervous System
	3. Neurologic Examination of the Newborn, Infant, and Child
	4. Caring for the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient
	5. Pediatric Neurosurgery in Developing Countries
	6. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Neurosurgery
	7. Applications of Cellular Therapy in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Congenital and Developmental Cerebral Disorders
	8. Neurogenetic Basis of Pediatric Neurosurgical Conditions
	9. Hydrocephalus
	10. Treatment of Hydrocephalus with Shunts
	11. Neuroendoscopy
	12. Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
	13. The Dandy-Walker Complex and Arachnoid Cysts
	14. Extracerebral Fluid Collections in Infants
	15. Congenital Intracranial Malformations
	16. Chiari Malformations
	17. Encephaloceles, Meningoceles, and Dermal Sinuses
	18. Congenital Lesions of the Scalp and Skull
	19. Craniosynostosis
	20. Craniofacial Syndromes
	21. Craniopagus Twins
Congenital and Developmental Spine Disorders
	22. Open Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele
	23. Spinal Meningoceles
	24. Myelomeningocele
	25. Occult Spinal Dysraphism
	26. Surgical Management of Complex Spinal Cord Lipomas
	27. Craniovertebral Junction
	28. Congenital Intraspinal Cysts
	29. Congenital Vertebral Anomalies
	30. Skeletal Syndromes
	31. Syringomyelia and Hydromyelia
Neoplasms
	32. Scalp and Skull Neoplasms
	33. Brain Tumors in the First Two Years of Life
	34. Supratentorial Hemispheric Gliomas
	35. Supratentorial Nonglial Hemispheric Neoplasms
	36. Optic Pathway Gliomas
	37. Craniopharyngiomas
	38. Pediatric Pituitary Adenomas
	39. Pineal Region Tumors
	40. Medulloblastomas
	41. Ependymomas
	42. Brainstem Gliomas
	43. Cerebellar Astrocytomas
	44. Skull Base Tumors
	45. Spinal Extradural Neoplasms and Intradural Extramedullary Neoplasms
	46. Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
	47. Spine Tumors
	48. Neuro.bromatosis 1 and 2
	49. The Phakomatoses
	50. Chemotherapy and Biologic Therapy for Pediatric Brain Tumors
	51. Radiotherapy of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Trauma
	52. Nonaccidental Head Injuries
	53. Accidental Head Injuries in Children
	54. Penetrating Craniocerebral Injuries
	55. Intracranial and Extracranial Hematomas in Children
	56. Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: Critical Care Management
	57. Rehabilitation and Outcome of Head Injuries
	58. Cranioplasty
	59. Pediatric Brachial Plexus Palsy
	60. Principles of Pediatric Spinal Column Trauma
	61. Speci.c Injury Patterns and Treatment of Pediatric Spinal Column Trauma
	62. Spinal Cord Injury
	63. Intervertebral Disk Disease
Cerebrovascular Disease
	64. Cavernous and Venous Malformations
	65. Moyamoya Disease
	66. Intracerebral Aneurysms
	67. Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations
	68. Radiosurgical Managementof Cerebrovascular Malformations in Children
	69. Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation
	70. Pediatric Spinal Vascular Malformations
Functional Disorders
	71. Evaluation of Intractable Epilepsy in Children
	72. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
	73. Extratemporal Epilepsy Surgery
	74. Nonresective and Neuromodulatory Treatments of Refractory Epilepsy
	75. Hemispherectomy
	76. Spasticity and Movement Disorders
Infectious Disorders
	77. Shunt Infections
	78. Cranial Epidural Abscess and Subdural Empyema
	79. Brain Abscess and Encephalitis
	80. Tuberculosis, Parasitic Infestations, and Fungal Infections
	81. Infections of the Spinal Axis
Neuroanesthesia
	82. Pediatric Neuroanesthesia
Index