Main description:

This specialized textbook will be dedicated to the various disease topics of pediatric neurosurgery and management strategies. The text will cover the different aspects of the field of pediatric neurosurgery in a unique way by giving state of the art up-to-date synopsis with references to recent publications. More specifically, the whole book is dedicated to a comprehensive discussion of brainstem tumors and other lesions. It will be composed of 20 chapters. The various chapters will start from updates regarding the development of the nervous system and the clinical differences in assessing the infant or a child in comparison to the adult patient. The book then will focus on various pathologies starting with hydrocephalus, pediatric brain and spine tumors, congenital malformation, spasticity, epilepsy, and more. The proposed textbook will be enriched with diagnostic and surgical images, and illustrations that cover all types of pediatric neurosurgery pathologies, with an emphasis on evidence-based data that reflects the controversies and possible solutions. The main structure of each chapter will include a short synopsis of the topic at hand, questions and answers that will inspire the reader for better understanding, learning objectives, and key references for further reading.
Written by experts in the field, Pediatric Neurosurgery Board Review serves as a valuable resource for neurosurgery residents and fellows studying for their neurosurgery exams, as well as an educational material for neurosurgery specialists after graduation by discussing pediatric neurosurgery in more convenient way to review and understand key information in this field.

Contents:

Chapter 1: The neurological assessment of pediatric patient and the differences across different age groups
Chapter 2: The changes of the nervous system from fetal stages to early adulthood, as seen in different imaging modalities
Chapter 3: CSF dynamics and physiology, and the ventricular system surgical anatomy
Chapter 4: Hydrocephalus and surgical solutions for it
Chapter 5: Management of arachnoid cysts
Chapter 6: Management of congenital malformations (cranial and spinal)
Chapter 7: Management of Chiari malformation
Chapter 8: Management of head shape deformity and Craniosynostosis
Chapter 9: Pediatric brain and brainstem tumors
Chapter 10: Pediatric spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system tumors
Chapter 11: Pediatric vascular malformations
Chapter 12: Pediatric Epilepsy surgery
Chapter 13: Management of pediatric patient with Phakomatosis
Chapter 14: Management of spasticity
Chapter 15: Management of brachial plexus injury across different age groups
Chapter 16: Management of musculoskeletal malformations
Chapter 17: Traumatic brain injury
Chapter 18: Traumatic spine injury
Chapter 19: Central nervous system infections and their management
Chapter 20: Pediatric Spinal Deformity