Chapter 16 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Pediatric Neurosurgery John McAuliffe Introduction Pediatric neurosurgical procedures, for which intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is utilized, can be divided into three broad categories: intracranial, extracranial decompression/stabilization,…
Chapter 18 Radiation Therapy Thejovathi Edala , Rahul Koka and Babu V. Koka Introduction In 2015, it was estimated that more than 10,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in…
Chapter 15 Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Petra M. Meier and Thomas O. Erb Introduction and Anesthetic Goals Minimally invasive neurosurgery has greatly impacted pediatric neurosurgery during the past few…
Chapter 13 Epilepsy Surgery Hubert A. Benzon , McMichael , Hale Douglas and Craig D. McClain Introduction Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders. There has been significant…
Chapter 14 Traumatic Brain Injury David Levin , Vavilala , S. Monica and Sulpicio G. Soriano Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading killer of children over 1 year…
Chapter 12 Anesthesia for Cerebrovascular Disease in Children Laura C. Rhee and Craig D. McClain Introduction Pediatric cerebrovascular disease is rare. When it does present in children, it usually manifests…
Chapter 11 Anesthesia for Craniofacial Surgery Elaina E. Lin and Paul A. Stricker Introduction Anesthetic management of children undergoing craniofacial reconstruction surgery represents an important domain of neuroanesthesia that is…
Chapter 10 Anesthesia for Fetal Neurosurgery Elaina E. Lin and Kha M. Tran Introduction Fetal Therapy Intrauterine fetal surgery is a new and rapidly evolving discipline. During fetal surgery the…
Chapter 9 Anesthetic Considerations for Deep Brain Stimulator Placement Eric Darrow Introduction Throughout history, literally since ancient times when the physician to Roman emperor Claudius, Scribonius Largo, in 46 AD…
Chapter 6 Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Neurosurgery Ravi Shah and Santhanam Suresh Introduction Children who are undergoing neurosurgical procedures can benefit from regional anesthesia, which provides excellent analgesia with minimal…
