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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.
Key Features
Lessons Learned at the end of each chapter, in which the authors summarize the debate with multiple viewpoints and carefully considered recommendations based on published evidence and their own clinical experience
Incisive dialogue on twenty hot topics in the field, including how to manage arachnoid cysts, craniosynostosis, tethered cord, hydrocephalus, chiari malformations, epilepsy, aneurysms, and more
Clinical and personal insights from international contributors on the variability of surgical training, experience, and available resources in different parts of the world
Guidance on how to discuss treatment options and strategies to patients and their families This book is essential reading for every clinician, resident, or fellow who needs a firm understanding of the most controversial issues in pediatric neurosurgery to be able to make the best decision for the appropriate treatment option for patients in their care.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Intracranial
Arachnoid Cysts
Communicating Hydrocephalus
Noncommunicating Hydrocephalus
Compartmentalized Hydrocephalus
Slit Ventricle Syndrome
Craniopharyngioma
Optic Pathway/Hypothalamic Gliomas
Ependymomas
Scaphocephaly/Sagittal Synostosis
Deformational Plagiocephaly
Intracranial Suppuration
Chiari Malformations
Intractable Epilepsy
Moyamoya Disease
Pediatric Aneurysms
II Intraspinal
Myelomeningocele
Lipomyelomeningocele/Tethered Cord
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
Spasticity
Syringomyelia
Index .
ISBN - 9781604060744
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Pages : 288
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