Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, I-39012 Merano, Italy (PL, RN, FB); Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Clinic, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria (RN); Department of Neurology University A. Avogadro, Novara, Italy (PL); Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological, and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University of Veron...

1 Neurocritical Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sud Réunion, Saint-Pierre, France, 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sud Réunion, Saint-Pierre, France, 3 INSERM, UMR 1188 Diabète athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), plateforme CYROI, Sainte Clotilde, France, 4 Centre d’Études Périnatales de l’Océan Indien (CEPOI) – EA 7388, Centre Hos...

OBJECTIVES Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) is used mainly in the adult neurosurgical population. The main indications for iMRI usage are resection control and updated intraoperative navigation capabilities. In this paper we present our experience using this technique in children. Specific advantages of iMRI for this age group are discussed. METHODS AND RESULTS We retrospectively reviewed 31 pediatr...

Intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) is a widely used noninvasive method to evaluate the morphology, vasculature, and pathologies of the brain. The advantages of IOUS include realtime depiction of neuroanatomy, accurate localization and characterization of a lesion, reduced surgical exploration and surgical time, and presumably decreased patient morbidity. IOUS is useful in the intraoperative ...

T. Hendler, P. Pianka, M. Sigal, M. Kafri, D. Ben-Bashat, S. Constantini, M. Graif, I. Fried, Y. Assaf The Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel, Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Synopsis Functional MRI (fMRI) is used...

© 2006 AMC Média Inc. I a 2004 decision, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba found no evidence of professional misconduct by any physician involved in the 12 deaths investigated by Associate Chief Judge Murray Sinclair’s inquiry into the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program at Winnipeg Children’s Hospital. The College’s decision reiterated Sinclair’s findings, namely, that the error...

introduction many conditions can mimic psychiatric symptoms. amongst them, intracranial mass and space occupying lesions have a significant importance. aggression and hallucination are seen in association with a basal frontal lesion, and may mimic psychotic syndromes. case presentation a 37-year-old man with no previous mental illness presented with a month history of headache, blurred vision, ...

BACKGROUND We sought to determine the extent to which physicians agree about the appropriate decision threshold for recommending magnetic resonance imaging in a clinical practice guideline for children with recurrent headache. METHODS We surveyed attending physicians in Canada practicing in community pediatrics, child neurology, pediatric radiology, and pediatric neurosurgery. For children in...

OBJECTIVE To compare the influence of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion anesthesia and endotracheal intubation on cognitive function during anesthesia for neurosurgery microscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 76 pediatric patients who underwent neurosurgery microscopy were selected. They were randomly divided in the LMA insertion group with 35 cases and the endotracheal intubation grou...