Acknowledgment None Funding: Children’s Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation Chair Funds Introduction Craniosynostosis often affects the growth and development of the orbit resulting in morphologic changes of the orbital rim, the trajectory…
Introduction Craniosynostosis surgery presents a unique set of challenges to the anesthesiology team caring for the patient, particularly when surgery is done on young infants. Amongst a number of potential…
Introduction As with any other surgical operation, adequate preparation and planning prior to performing the procedure are crucial and paramount to obtaining an excellent result and minimizing complications. In the…
Introduction The role of the nurse in endoscopic craniosynostosis surgery began in 1996, after the first surgery was performed at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The role involved not only patient…
Craniosynostosis, defined as the untimely and premature closure of a calvarial suture in an infant, leads to well-defined and described phenotypic deformational changes of the neocranium, endocranium, or both. The…
Early Descriptions of Cranial Morphology and Cranial Sutures The first documented report describing the diversity of cranial morphology dates to 440 BCE in Herodotus’ work, The Histories ( Ἱστορίαι Historíai…
Family-Based Therapy Family therapy is a broad “umbrella concept” that encompasses a great many specific clinical interventions that share certain characteristics but that differ significantly in their underlying theoretical principles…
Psychopharmacology GENERAL ISSUES AND PRINCIPLES In considering medications for behavioral and emotional problems, it is important to keep in mind the entire range of treatment options—not just pharmacologic ones. Child…
Psychotherapy INTRODUCTION The origins of psychotherapy can be traced to diverse sources (see Chapter 5 for a brief overview of psychotherapies and their roots). Freud attempted to understand the horse…
The Interface of Mental Health and Medicine In this chapter, we consider some aspects of mental health care in pediatrics and the medical care/hospital system. We begin with a short…
