World-renowned experts debate key topics in pediatric neurosurgery
In Controversies in Pediatric Neurosurgery, leading clinicians from around the globe present concrete advice and frank commentary on alternative options for the treatment and management of specific cranial and spinal disorders. Each succinct, easily accessible chapter addresses a different condition in a point/counterpoint format that discusses the pros and cons of the various treatment options, including surgical approaches and techniques. This highly practical, balanced coverage equips readers to make well-informed choices when selecting the most appropriate treatment modality for a particular diagnosis.
Features:
I Intracranial
1 Arachnoid Cysts
2 Communicating Hydrocephalus
3 Noncommunicating Hydrocephalus
4 Compartmentalized Hydrocephalus
5 Slit Ventricle Syndrome
6 Craniopharyngioma
7 Optic Pathway/Hypothalamic Gliomas
8 Ependymomas
9 Scaphocephaly/Sagittal Synostosis
10 Deformational Plagiocephaly
11 Intracranial Suppuration
12 Chiari Malformations
13 Intractable Epilepsy
14 Moyamoya Disease
15 Pediatric Aneurysms
II Intraspinal
16 Myelomeningocele
17 Lipomyelomeningocele/Tethered Cord
18 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
19 Spasticity
20 Syringomyelia