...Koreaki Mori; Hajime Handa; Hirofumi Munemitsu; Yoshifumi Oda; Nobuo Hashimoto; Masayuki Kojima The authors report 3 cases of epidural hematoma of the posterior fossa in children. The clinical signs and symptoms are discussed. Onset of symptoms is not necessarily acute. The radiological findings...

... astrocytomas Children Long-term results Abstract. 24 cases o f cystic cerebral astrocytoma represent 11% of 217 supratentorial tumors of the pediatric age group operated. Both macro- and microscopically, such tumors resembled in most cases the well-known cerebellar astrocytoma, presenting as a large cyst...

...Gordon Millichap The causes of chronic, recurrent headaches, the electroencephalographic findings and the response to phenytoin (Dilantin) and other medications have been evaluated in 100 children. A history of head injury was reported in 41% and convulsions had occurred in 15...

.... Craniopharyngiomas Children Surgical treatment Functional results Original Papers Child s Brain 5: 433-449 (1979) What can be Expected from the Surgical Treatment of Craniopharyngiomas in Children Report of 92 Cases J. Rougerie Department of Neurosurgery, Centre médico-chirurgical Foch, Suresnes Key Words...

...Koreaki Mori; Takaho Murata; Nobuo Hashimoto; Hajime Handa 28 cases of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in children were analyzed and compared with 18 adolescent and 106 adult cases. The findings were: (1) intracerebral hematoma due to rupture of AVMs and focal neurologic deficits were more...

...Loren Amacher; Laila Hovind This paper summarizes a 26.5-year experience in one centre with intracranial tumefactions in children. In 337 craniotomies done on 285 patients, the death rate within 30 days of operation was 6.7% for cases and 5.6% for procedures. Since 1965, the case and operative...

... of Neurosurgery, University of Rome, Rome Key Words. Orbital lesions Exophthalmos Children Surgical treatment Abstract. A series of 31 primary orbital mass lesions in patients up to 15 years of age is presented (malignancies: 5 sarcomas, I retinoblastoma; benign lesions: 7 optic nerve gliomas, 4...

...Concezio di Rocco; Massimo Caldarelli; Girolamo di Trapani 8 Children surgically treated for posterior fossa arachnoid cyst are described. In all the cases an enlarging head was the presenting sign; intracranial hypertension was evident in 6 patients; 2 children were clinically regarded as being...

...Hector E. James The various stages and therapeutic modalities in the management of children with moderate and severe head injuries is reviewed. Emphasis on aggressive management upon arrival to the emergency room, and continuing until brain swelling has definitely resolved, is stressed. Management...

...Derek A. Bruce; Russell C. Raphael; Allen I. Goldberg; Robert A. Zimmerman; Larissa T. Bilaniuk; Luis Schut; David E. Kuhl The pathophysiology and outcome following severe head injury in 85 children are presented. The commonest initial CT diagnosis was of acute brain swelling. This swelling...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Angiomas, cerebral Children Surgical treatment Results Child's Brain 5: 166-173 (1979) The Results of Operating upon Cerebral Aneurysms and Angiomas in Children and Adolescents II. Cerebral Angiomas A.Loren Amacher, Charles G...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Intracranial aneurysms Children Surgical treatment Results Child's Brain 5: 151-165 (1979) The Results of Operating...

...Derek A. Bruce; Luis Schut The clinical course of 42 children with lipomatous lesions of the lower spine is reviewed. Good neurological exam, IVP and myelography are considered essential components of the preoperative studies. The surgical aim is to free all intra- to extradural adhesions...

...Loren Amacher; Quentin Durward; John Shillito, Jr. This report describes the clinical features, treatment, and sequelae in 3 children with extradural masses in the region of the foramen magnum. Such lesions are rare, their nature diverse, and their treatment hazardous. The common presenting feature...

...Concezio Di Rocco; Aldo Iannelli; Francesco Velardi 9 children, presenting with clinical symptoms of craniosynostosis, and 4 with microcrania underwent calvaria bone scanning and a lumbar subarachnoid constant-infusion manometric test as integrating procedures for the diagnosis and surgical...

...Yutaka Maki; Hiroshi Akimoto; Takao Enomoto 7 pediatric patients with injuries of basal ganglia following head trauma were reported. They ranged in age from 10 months to 10 years. 5 boys and 2 girls comprised the patients. Cases 1–4 are mild cases in which the children fell down backward while...

...D. Tomaccini; F. Cordelli; P. Luzi; G.B. Scarfò Only 2 cases of supratentorial hemangioblastoma in children are recorded. We report a third: an occipital cerebral hemangioblastoma in a 9-year-old girl. The tumor had a solid subpial portion continuous with a cystic intraparenchymal portion. It had...

..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cerebral arteriovenous malformations Children Intracerebral hematoma...

...Asma Q. Fischer; William T. McLean, Jr. Hiccups are an unusual presenting symptom of brainstem tumors in children. An 8-year-old boy is described who presented with hiccups 2½ years prior to any major neurological manifestation. Central nervous system etiologies of hiccups are discussed...

...Sing Cho So A series of 36 children under the age of 13 with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) was retrospectively reviewed. It is shown that haemorrhage is by far the commonest initial manifestation of the lesion, followed by seizures. Of the 14 children who have seizures, 10 suffered...