Cutaneous Markers of Spinal Dysraphism

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Fig. 8.1 A 1-day-old infant diagnosed prenatally with open neural tube defect and ventriculomegaly. The lesion is located at the lumbosacral junction and a closer look depicts split placode (arrow…

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Pediatric Neurovascular Disease

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Fig. 23.1 CT angiogram (a) and 3-dimensional reconstruction (b) showing a giant (2.5 × 2.7 cm) anterior communicating artery aneurysm (arrow). Peripheral thrombus can be seen in the CTA. This aneurysm was…

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Birth Trauma to the Scalp and Skull

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Fig. 3.1 Lateral skull radiograph in an infant Figure 3.1 represents an example of a/an (a) Cephalohematoma   (b) Subgaleal hematoma   (c) Epidural hematoma   (d) Caput succedaneum  …

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Neurosurgical Considerations in Macrocephaly

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CSF based Blood based Bone based Parenchyma based Hydrocephalus from Hemorrhage Marrow expansion (thalassemia) Megalencephaly (true parenchymal expansion) –Neoplasm –Trauma Hyperphosphatasia –Metabolic dysregulation of storage and degradation –Cysts –Intraventricular hemorrhage…

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Prenatal Counseling for Fetal Diagnoses

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Fig. 17.1 Ventriculomegaly secondary to aqueductal obstruction is manifest in this fetus as triventricular hydrocephalus. (a) Sagittal and axial (b) views Workup When fetal ventriculomegaly is diagnosed or suspected, detailed…

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Brachial Plexus Injuries During Birth

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Fig. 4.1 Simplified schematic of brachial plexus anatomy (reprinted with permission from [1]) Table 4.1 Terminal nerves of the brachial plexus and their functions Nerve Root origin Branch point Termination…

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