..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2024 Intracranial electroencephalography Bleeding disorder Epilepsy Pediatrics Hereditary bleeding disorders arise from the lack or insufficiency of specific clotting proteins, crucial for coagulation in the clotting...

..., especially those caused by metallic ceiling fans. This study describes traumatic head injuries caused by ceiling fans at a single pediatric level 1 trauma center in the Southern USA. Methods: Medical records were retrospectively reviewed for patients under 18 years of age who presented with a traumatic...

...Amparo Saenz; Yamila Basilotta; Emma A Dalton; Romina Argañaraz; Beatriz Mantese Introduction: This study aimed to identify factors affecting progression-free survival (PFS) in pediatric patients with giant supratentorial brain tumors (GSBTs) treated with surgical excision. The secondary aim...

...Leeat Granek; Shahar Shapira; Jonathan Roth; Shlomi Constantini Introduction: Pediatric neurosurgery is a subspecialty of medicine that is responsible for diagnosing, managing, and treating neurological disease in children with the use of surgery. Good intraoperative decision-making is critical...

... Craniofacial Pediatrics Plastic surgery The earliest documented case of isolated lambdoid craniosynostosis was a left lambdoid synostosis in an immature human fossil dated at a minimal age of 530,000 years [1]. Currently, the prevalence of true lambdoid craniosynostosis remains low, contributing to 1...

... model for understanding skull osteointegration. Methods: A retrospective review was performed at the institution for all pediatric patients who underwent HA cement cranioplasty. Seventeen patients were identified, and success of cranioplasty was determined based on clinical and radiographic follow-up...

... approach to address diverse pathologies affecting the skull base. In both pediatric and adult populations, it has found favor compared to open approaches in situations where cranial cosmesis or development may be affected [1-6]. Traditionally, the major deterrents to its application in the early pediatric...

... Pediatrics Craniosynostosis Cranial springs Helmet Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures, causing potential cranial growth restriction [1]. Sagittal craniosynostosis is the most common synostosis, and the incidence is close to 1 in 2,500 live births [2, 3...

... be difficult to make. We present a case series examining the use of acetazolamide as a diagnostic aid to determine candidacy for decompression. Methods: A single pediatric neurosurgeon’s (M.M.H.) experience from 2003 to 2018 was retrospectively reviewed. All cases evaluated in the clinic for CPT code of Chiari...

...Michael D. White; Joshua Zollman; Michael M. McDowell; Nitin Agarwal; Taylor J. Abel; David K. Hamilton Introduction: The purpose of this study is to identify the national trends of exposure to pediatric procedures during neurosurgical residency and to subsequently evaluate how neurosurgery...

...Shun-Chang Ma; Chun-De Li; Siviero Agazzi; Wang Jia Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical features and risk factors of outcomes in pediatric posterior cranial fossa ependymoma. We aim to provide evidence-based recommendations for the improvement of prognoses. Patients...

... treatment to achieve a cure, but recurrence is not uncommon. A combination of the two conditions in the pediatric population is extremely rare. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, only 2 cases of such a combination in the cervical spine have been reported in the literature. We report the case of a 2-year...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Surgery Pediatrics Hernia Hydrocephalus Treatment • Surgeons have avoided the umbilicus as an incision site for the placement of ventriculoperitoneal shunts even as various...

...Abolhasan Ertiaei; Sara Hanaei; Zohreh Habibi; Ehsan Moradi; Farideh Nejat Objective: Optic pathway gliomas (OPG) are infrequent pediatric brain tumors that affect the optic nerve and the visual pathway in the brain. A wide spectrum of signs and symptoms, such as visual impairment, nystagmus...

.... 5. Plauche WC: Subgaleal hematoma. A complication of instrumental delivery. JAMA 1980;244:1597-1598. 6. Chen CH, Hsieh WS, Tsao PN, Chou HC: Neonatal subgaleal abscess. Eur J Pediatr 2004;163:565-566. 7. Sisson TR, Lund CJ, Whalen LE, Telek A: The blood volume of infants. I. The full-term...

... = 6.8, p < 0.001). Only 12% of cases were misclassified using the ‘best’ cut-off. Conclusion: An outcome predictive model for pediatric TBI can be devised using an appropriate mathematical model. It may help to estimate expected outcomes in pediatric TBI more objectively. 16 01 2012 11 06...

...%). Of the 198 patients eligible for this analysis, 79 (39.9%) suffered from at least one complication. The most frequent complications were fever (30.3%), hypothermia (16%), postextubation laryngitis (15.1%) and postoperative bleeding (7%). Factors independently associated with a longer pediatric ICU stay were...

.... Published reports with such a device in pediatric craniofacial surgery have been limited. We report our experience with ultrasound-aided fixation of bioresorbable implants in the craniofacial surgery of children. Methods: We retrospectively examined the clinical information, complications and outcome...

..., those with evidence of radiographic abnormalities and those with SCIWORA. Over the time period of our review, 578 pediatric patients with vertebral trauma were admitted to the CHEO and captured in the HSC trauma database. A total of 45 patients from both institutions were identified as presenting...

... 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. Endoscopy Hydrocephalus Pediatrics Spina bifida Pediatric Neurosurgery Charles Teoa...