Handbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Section I General and Critical Care
1 ICP Management
2 Pain Management for Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients
Section II Neuroradiology
3 Conventional Radiography
4 Ultrasonography
5 Computed Tomography
6 Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
7 Advanced MRI Techniques
Section III Neurology
8 The Neurological Examination of the Infant and Child
9 Spinal Cord Tracts and Development
10 Migration Disorders
11 Neurofibromatosis Type 1
12 Medical Management for Epilepsy
Section IV Tumor
13 Pediatric Scalp and Skull Lesions
14 Supratentorial Tumors
15 Hypothalamic and Optic Pathway Tumors
16 Craniopharyngiomas and Other Sellar Tumors
17 Germ Cell Tumors
18 Pineal Region Tumors
19 Intraventricular Tumors in Children
20 Posterior Fossa Tumors
21 Brainstem Gliomas
22 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
23 Tumors of the Spinal Column
Section V Cerebrovascular Disorders
24 Aneurysms
25 Arteriovenous Malformations
26 Pediatric Cavernous Malformations
Section VI Developmental and Congenital Cranial Disorders
27 Chiari Malformations
28 Encephaloceles
29 Congenital Arachnoid Cysts
30 Neuroenteric Cysts
31 Intracranial Lipomas
32 The Dandy-Walker Malformation: Disorders of Cerebellar Development and Their Management
33 Craniosynostosis
34 Management of Craniofacial Syndromes
35 Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage in Premature Infants
36 Surgical Management of Hydrocephalus
37 Treatment of Hydrocephalus in the Developing World
Section VII Developmental and Congential Spinal Disorders
38 Abnormalities of the Craniocervical Junction and Cervical Spine
39 Spina Bifida: Classification and Management
40 Pathophysiology and Management of Tethered Cord (Including Myelomeningocele)
41 Intraspinal Lipomas
42 Scoliosis
43 Achondroplasia
Section VIII Functional Disorders
44 The Evaluation and Classification of Epilepsy
45 Surgical Management of Childhood Epilepsy: Temporal and Extratemporal Pathologies
46 Surgical Management of Childhood Epilepsy: Corpus Callosotomy and Vagal Nerve Stimulation
47 Surgical Management of Pediatric Spasticity
Section IX Trauma
48 Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury
49 Pediatric Spine Trauma
50 Pediatric Peripheral Nervous System Trauma
51 Management of Pediatric Head Trauma
52 Abusive Head Trauma
Section X Infections
53 Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Intracranial Infections
54 Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Spinal Infections
55 Surgical Considerations in Tuberculosis, Fungal, and Parasitic Infections of CNS in Children
Section XI Operating Room Basics
56 Neuronavigation in Pediatric Neurosurgery