Pediatric Neurosurgery Board Review: A Comprehensive Guide

ISBN-13: 9783031236860 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Nir Shimony; George Jallo

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

George Jallo, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Oncology
Director, Institute for Brain Protection Sciences
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Vice Dean, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Office Address:
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
600 5^th Street South, 4^th floor
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
E-mail: gjallo1@jhmi.edu

 

Nir Shimony, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Department of Neurosurgery, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Semmes-Murphey Clinic

Memphis, Tennessee

USA

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (Adjunct)
Johns Hopkins University school of medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

USA

Office Address:

Semmes-Murphey Clinic
6325 Humphreys Blvd,

Memphis, TN 38120

Email: nshimony@semmes-murphey.com

Blurb

This specialized textbook is dedicated to the various disease topics of pediatric neurosurgery and management strategies. The text covers 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. The various chapters 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 focuses on  various pathologies starting with hydrocephalus, pediatric brain and spine tumors, congenital malformation, spasticity, epilepsy, and more. This textbook is 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 includes 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.