Open Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele Nalin Gupta Fetal surgery arose in an effort to improve the outcome of patients with specific developmental anomalies, such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia and bladder…
The Dandy-Walker Complex and Arachnoid Cysts Hugh J. L. Garton 13.1 Dandy-Walker Complex The Dandy-Walker complex is a heterogeneous group of anatomically and possibly embryologically related disorders that have in common…
Extracerebral Fluid Collections in Infants Sandi Lam and David M. Frim 14.1 Introduction and Nomenclature Many terms, such as benign subdural fluid collections of infancy, benign subdural hygroma, subdural effusion, benign…
Pediatric Neurosurgery in Developing Countries A. Leland Albright and Benjamin C. Warf Many physicians who have worked in developing countries, even for a brief time, have been impressed by the…
Hydrocephalus Amal Abou-Hamden and James M. Drake The surgical management of hydrocephalus has undergone fantastic changes over the last generation of neurosurgeons: dramatic improvements in imaging with computed tomography (CT)…
Applications of Cellular Therapy in Pediatric Neurosurgery Eric Thompson and Nate R. Selden The development of cellular therapy, particularly stem cell (SC) therapy, for the treatment of central nervous system…
Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Jeffrey R. Leonard and David D. Limbrick Jr. Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) remains the most common severe neurologic complication of preterm birth and presents significant life-long…
Ethical Issues in Pediatric Neurosurgery Patrick J. McDonald and Nalin Gupta Although there is no one definition of the term ethics, in general it encompasses the various approaches to understanding…
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Caring for the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient Stephanie Greene The care of pediatric neurosurgical patients is a broad and challenging topic. This chapter deals principally with general guidelines for the management…
