Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The International Infant Hydrocephalus Study: concept and rational.
During the recent meetings of the International Study Group on Neuroendoscopy and the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, the consensus view emerged that there is a need to assess the value and efficacy of neuroendoscopic procedures against shunting in a scientific manner, to resolve long-lasting debates on the subject. ⋯ It is hoped that the trial will not only provide answers to unsettled debates on the value of neuroendoscopy but also create a network of collaborating pediatric neurosurgeons for future initiatives.
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Internet information, now available in many different languages, can become a major source of information for patients and families in their own mother tongue. Chinese represent one of most frequently spoken language in the world. The aims of this study were to critically appraise the quantity and quality of Internet health information in childhood brain tumour in the Chinese language and to identify sufficient quality websites that can potentially be recommended to Chinese-speaking parents. ⋯ Only a few satisfactory websites can be recommended to Chinese-speaking families for general information on brain tumour with caution from health care providers that such information may not apply to the child's individual condition.
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Review Case Reports
Mediastinal extension of an intradural teratoma in a patient with split cord malformation: case report and review of literature.
It is very rare for split cord malformation to be associated with intraspinal teratoma, and it is even rarer for such tumors in the dorsal spine to extend into the mediastinum. ⋯ To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of an intradural teratoma extending into the mediastinum, occurring concurrently with split cord malformation and other spinal anomalies.
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Cystic dysraphic lesions of the cervical and upper thoracic region are rare and only a few series have been published about the topic. These malformations can be divided into categories that include both myelocystoceles and the so-called cervical meningoceles or myelomeningoceles. ⋯ Cystic dysraphisms of the cervical and upper thoracic region differ clinically and structurally from meningomyelocele and have a more favorable outcome. We believe that these malformations have not been properly labeled and propose a classification based on the structures found inside the cyst.
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Case Reports
Acute transient cerebellar dysfunction and stuttering following mild closed head injury.
A wide range of pathologies can cause cerebellar dysfunction but there have been few reports of transient dysfunction after mild head injury. There are none describing stuttering as an acute symptom after such injuries. ⋯ This is the first reported case of acute transient cerebellar dysfunction and stuttering after mild closed head injury. Neurogenic causes for stuttering are increasingly being recognised.