Issue 9/2020
Content (43 Articles)
Job van Meekeren (1611–1666) and his descriptions of posterior craniocervical masses in children
Mary Katherine Cleveland, R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja
The impact of social distancing on pediatric neurosurgical emergency referrals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective observational cohort study
Edward W Dyson, Claudia L Craven, Martin M Tisdall, Gregory A James
Letter to the editor regarding “Selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity of genetic etiology”
Mohit Agrawal, Kanwaljeet Garg, Shashwat Mishra, Ramesh Doddamani, P. Sarat Chandra
Identification of novel mutations in TSC1 and TSC2 for tuberous sclerosis complex by targeted next-generation sequencing and ACMG guidelines
Lang He, Wei Ye, Zhao Chen, Xinling Meng, Hong Jiang
Multisystem disease including stroke, epilepsy, dystonia, noncompaction, and kidney agenesis requires genetic work-up
Josef Finsterer
Occult tethered cord syndrome: a reversible cause of paraparesis not to be missed
Dimitrios Tsiptsios, Kirill Sysoev, Andreas Ouranidis, Emmanouil Rizos, Konstantinos Tsamakis
Combined microsurgical fluorescence for optimizing resection in refractory empyema and cerebritis
Carlos Sánchez Fernández, Bernardino Choque Cuba, Mónica Rivero-Garvía, Francisco de Borja Arteaga Romero, Javier Márquez Rivas
Correction to: Combined microsurgical fluorescence for optimizing resection in refractory empyema and cerebritis
Carlos Sánchez Fernández, Bernardino Choque Cuba, Mónica Rivero-Garvía, Francisco de Borja Arteaga Romero, Javier Márquez Rivas
Post-mortem histopathology of a pediatric brain after bilateral DBS of GPI for status dystonicus: case report and review of the literature
Flavio Giordano, Chiara Caporalini, Simone Peraio, Lorenzo Mongardi, Anna Maria Buccoliero, Michele Alessandro Cavallo, Lorenzo Genitori, Matteo Lenge, Regina Mura, Federico Melani, Manuela L’Erario, Leonardo Lelli, Michele Pennica
Seizures in self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes: video-EEG documentation
Taissa Ferrari-Marinho, Ana Paula Andrade Hamad, Erasmo Barbante Casella, Elza Marcia Targas Yacubian, Luis Otavio Caboclo
Surgical treatment of birth-related brachial plexus injuries: a historical review
Mario G. Siqueira, Carlos Otto Heise, Roberto S. Martins
A systematic review of ongoing clinical trials in optic pathway gliomas
Ciaran Scott Hill, Sara Castro Devesa, William Ince, Anouk Borg, Kristian Aquilina
What we have gained and what have remained controversial in the field of rhizotomy for spasticity since 2007
Nobuhito Morota
The selective dorsal rhizotomy technique for spasticity in 2020: a review
Rick Abbott
Selective dorsal rhizotomy: functional anatomy of the conus-cauda and essentials of intraoperative neurophysiology
Claudia Pasquali, Vedran Deletis, Francesco Sala
Neurophysiological mechanisms of hypertonia and hypotonia in children with spastic cerebral palsy: surgical implications
M. Sindou, A. Joud, G. Georgoulis
The role of intra-operative neuroelectrophysiological monitoring in single-level approach selective dorsal rhizotomy
Bo Xiao, Shlomi Constatntini, Samuel R. Browd, Qijia Zhan, Wenbin Jiang, Rong Mei
Whether the newly modified rhizotomy protocol is applicable to guide single-level approach SDR to treat spastic quadriplegia and diplegia in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy?
Qijia Zhan, Xidan Yu, Wenbin Jiang, Min Shen, Shuyun Jiang, Rong Mei, Junlu Wang, Bo Xiao
Frequency distribution in intraoperative stimulation-evoked EMG responses during selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy—part 1: clinical setting and neurophysiological procedure
Simone Wolter, Claudia Spies, John H. Martin, Matthias Schulz, Akosua Sarpong-Bengelsdorf, Joachim Unger, Ulrich-W. Thomale, Theodor Michael, James F. Murphy, Hannes Haberl
Frequency distribution in intraoperative stimulation-evoked EMG responses during selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with cerebral palsy—part 2: gender differences and left-biased asymmetry
Simone Wolter, Hannes Haberl, Claudia Spies, T. Alp Sargut, John H. Martin, Sascha Tafelski, Anne van Riesen, Ingeborg Küchler, Brigitte Wegner, Kathrin Scholtz, Ulrich-W. Thomale, Theodor Michael, James F. Murphy, Matthias Schulz
Quality of life after selective dorsal rhizotomy: an assessment of family-reported outcomes using the CPQoL questionnaire
James M. W. Robins, Abbey Boyle, Kate McCune, Rajib Lodh, John R. Goodden
Long term outcome of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for the management of childhood spasticity—functional improvement and complications
Albert Tu, Paul Steinbok
Effects of propofol on hippocampal neuron viability
Xiaodong Xu, Guohua Wu, Yong Liu, Liangcheng Zhang
Correlation between the total number of features of paediatric pseudotumour cerebri syndrome and cerebrospinal fluid pressure
James S. McTaggart, Afroditi-Despina Lalou, Nicholas J. Higgins, Manali Chitre, Alasdair P. J. Parker, Brinda Muthusamy, Zofia H. Czosnyka, Deepa Krishnakumar
A comparison between flow-regulated and adjustable valves used in hydrocephalus during infancy
D. Henderson, A. Budu, H. Zaki, S. Sinha, P. de Lacy, J. McMullan, S. Ushewokunze
Management of paediatric hydrocephalous with Miethke fixed pressure gravitational valves. The Alder Hey Children’s Hospital experience
Giannis Sokratous, Oliver Hadfield, Libby Van Tonder, Dawn Hennigan, Jonathan Ellenbogen, Benedetta Pettorini, Conor Mallucci
Programmable valve breakage in shunt systems of children with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus after minor head trauma—a case series
Frank P. Schwarm, Jasmin Nagl, Michael Bender, Marco Stein, Kerstin Giese, Andreas Hahn, Eberhard Uhl, Malgorzata A. Kolodziej
Changes of third ventricle diameter (TVD) mirror changes of the entire ventricular system at acute shunt failure and after shunt revision in pediatric hydrocephalus
Susanne R. Kerscher, Louise L. Schweizer, Karin Haas-Lude, Andrea Bevot, Martin U. Schuhmann
Management of intracranial hemorrhage in hemophilia A patients
Mustafa Aras, Sukru Oral
Time to diagnosis and clinical characteristics in pediatric brain tumor patients
Koji Hirata, Ai Muroi, Takao Tsurubuchi, Hiroko Fukushima, Ryoko Suzuki, Yuni Yamaki, Eiichi Ishikawa, Akira Matsumura
Natural history of high-grade pediatric arteriovenous malformations: implications for management options
Melissa A LoPresti, Nisha Giridharan, Peter Kan, Sandi Lam
Non-invasive estimation of cerebral perfusion pressure using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in children with severe traumatic brain injury
Nicole F O’Brien, Marlina E. Lovett, Melissa Chung, Tensing Maa
Ruptured intracranial arachnoid cysts in the subdural space: evaluation of subduro-peritoneal shunts in a pediatric population
Julien Tinois, Maxime Bretonnier, Maïa Proisy, Xavier Morandi, Laurent Riffaud
Preoperative planning with a 3D model and repair of sphenoid dysplasia: a technical note
Peter Spazzapan, Miha Verdenik, Andreja Eberlinc
Intranasal nerve growth factor administration improves neurological outcome after GBS meningitis
Antonio Chiaretti, Gemma Eftimiadi, Danilo Buonsenso, Claudia Rendeli, Susanna Staccioli, Giorgio Conti
Occult tethered cord syndrome: a reversible cause of paraparesis not to be missed
Dimitrios Tsiptsios, Kirill Sysoev, Anastasios Anastasiadis, Konstantinos Tsamakis, Emmanouil Rizos, Emmanouil Kandilakis
Cerebellar tumour-like aggregate of glycosaminoglycans in a MPS IIIB patient: a case report
C. de Laurentis, S. Gasperini, G. Chiarello, S. Motta, F. Canonico, C. G. Giussani
Extensive tumor calcification in response to pre-operative reductive chemotherapy in pediatric esthesioneuroblastoma: a case report
Michael M. McDowell, Souvik Roy, Ezequiel Goldschmidt, Paul A. Gardner, Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, Carl H. Snyderman
Case report: cranial angiosarcoma with multiple hemorrhagic brain metastasis in a child
Vanessa Lee, Dominic Gessler, Oguz Cataltepe
Successful treatment of hemorrhagic brainstem cavernous malformation with hematoma evacuation and postoperative propranolol
Jessa E. Hoffman, Megan Ryan, Blake Wittenberg, Jennifer Armstrong, Krista Greenan, Corbett Wilkinson