Chapter 20 Perioperative Salt and Water in Pediatric Neurocritical Care Robert C. Tasker and Frederick Vonberg Introduction The overall goal of perioperative care is to prepare the patient for the…
Chapter 21 Intensive Care Considerations of Pediatric Neurosurgery Craig D. McClain and Michael L. McManus Introduction Pediatric patients who have undergone intracranial and other complicated neurosurgical procedures are often best…
Chapter 19 Anesthetic-Induced Neurotoxicity Mary Ellen McCann Introduction The safe conduct of anesthesia during the neonatal period and infancy is associated with more complications than during later periods of childhood….
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 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 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…
