Skeletal Syndromes
Skeletal Syndromes Mari L. Groves, Robin Yang, and Benjamin S. Carson Sr. Skeletal dysplasias comprise a group of disorders stemming from abnormal cartilage and bone formation, growth, and remodeling. There…
Craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis Lissa C. Baird and Mark R. Proctor Craniosynostosis is the premature closure of one or more sutures of the cranial vault. Early fusion of cranial sutures will generally cause…
Neurogenetic Basis of Pediatric Neurosurgical Conditions
Neurogenetic Basis of Pediatric Neurosurgical Conditions Claudia C. Faria, Yuzo Terakawa, and James T. Rutka In the past decade, significant progress has been made in increasing our understanding of the…
Evaluation of Intractable Epilepsy in Children
Evaluation of Intractable Epilepsy in Children M. Scott Perry and Michael Duchowny Epilepsy is the tendency to have more than one unprovoked seizure. The incidence of epilepsy is highest in…
Radiotherapy of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Radiotherapy of Pediatric Brain Tumors Thomas E. Merchant and Erin S. Murphy During the past 20 years, the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of childhood brain tumors has…
Scalp and Skull Neoplasms
Scalp and Skull Neoplasms Dale M. Swift and David J. Sacco Children are frequently evaluated by neurosurgeons and other medical professionals for bumps on the head, but in reality neoplasms…
Craniopharyngiomas
Craniopharyngiomas Jeffrey H. Wisoff and Bernadine Donahue Cushing graphically described craniopharyngiomas as “the kaleidoscopic tumors, solid and cystic which take their origin from epithelial rests ascribable to an imperfect closure…
Supratentorial Nonglial Hemispheric Neoplasms
Supratentorial Nonglial Hemispheric Neoplasms Scott D. Wait, Frederick A. Boop, and Paul Klimo Jr. Supratentorial non-midline tumors of nonglial origin are a diverse group of neoplasms and constitute a substantial…
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors Mari L. Groves and George Jallo Primary spinal cord tumors account for approximately 2 to 4% of all central nervous system neoplasms.1–3 The percentage approaches 35%…
Brainstem Gliomas
Brainstem Gliomas Heather J. McCrea and Mark M. Souweidane Brainstem tumors exhibit substantial heterogeneity in their clinical attributes, imaging features, anatomical position, and histologic subtype and grade. Accordingly, the clinical…
