Pediatric neurosurgery : tricks of the trade / [edited by] Alan R. Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP, FAANS, Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Franc D. Ingraham Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Contents
Pediatric Neurosurgery: Tricks of the Trade; Media Center Information; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Video Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Section I Introduction; 1 Basic Surgical Technique; 2 Diagnostic Procedures; 3 Neuroanesthesia; 4 Pre- and Postoperative Management of the Neurosurgical Patient; 5 Pediatric Neurosurgical Positioning; 6 Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring During Pediatric Neurosurgical Procedures; 7 Surgical Safety; Section II Neurology; 8 Neonatal Neurologic Examination.
9 Neurologic Examination of the Child and AdolescentSection III Congenital Malformations; Section III. A Malformations of the Scalp and Skull; 10 Congenital Defects of the Scalp and Skull; 11 Deformational Plagiocephaly; 12 Nonsyndromic Synostosis: Overview; 13 Sagittal Synostosis Repair Surgery; 14 Operative Techniques in Cranial Vault Reconstruction: Nonsyndromic Coronal Craniosynostosis; 15 The Surgical Repair of Unilateral Coronal Synostosis; 16 The Surgical Repair of Metopic Synostosis; 17 Syndromic Craniosynostosis; 18 Minimally Invasive Craniosynostosis Surgery.
19 External Distraction for Frontofacial Advancement20 The Surgical Management of Craniopagus Twins; Section III. B Malformations of the Brain; 21 Malformations of the Cerebral Hemispheres; 22 Occipital Encephalocele; 23 Surgical Approach to Sphenoethmoidal Encephaloceles; 24 The Chiari I Malformation; 25 The Chiari II Malformation; Section III. C Malformations of the Spine; 26 Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities in Children; 27 Disorders of the Vertebral Column; 28 Spinal Deformity/Kyphosis; 29 Scoliosis; Section III. D Malformations of the Spinal Cord; 30 Myelomeningocele.
31 Tight Filum Terminale32 Spinal Tethering Tracts; 33 Spinal Lipomas; 34 Split Cord Malformation: From Gastrulation to Operation; 35 Congenital Spinal Cysts; Section IV Hydrocephalus and Disorders of Cerebrospinal Fluid Circulation; 36 The Pathophysiology and Classification of Hydrocephalus; 37 Ventricular Shunting for Hydrocephalus; 38 Endoscopic Treatment of Hydrocephalus; 39 Congenital Intracranial Cysts; 40 The Dandy-Walker Malformation; 41 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; Section V Trauma; 42 Management of Pediatric Scalp Injuries; 43 Skull Fractures; 44 Traumatic Brain Injury.
45 Penetrating Head Injuries46 Vascular Injuries; 47 Abusive Head Injuries; 48 Cranioplasty; 49 Neurointensive Care of Head Injuries; 50 Pediatric Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord Injuries; 51 Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries; Section VI Neoplasms; 52 Molecular and Genetic Advances in the Treatment of Brain Tumors; Section VI. A Supratentorial Neoplasms; 52 Molecular and Genetic Advances in the Treatment of Brain Tumors; 54 Pineal Region Tumors; 55 Cerebral Hemispheric Tumors; 56 Intraventricular Tumors; 57 Tumors of the Optic Pathway and Hypothalamus; 58 Pituitary Tumors.
