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…
Chapter 2 Developmental Cerebrovascular Physiology Jennifer K. Lee and Ken M. Brady Introduction The foundation for evaluating a child’s risk of brain injury includes frequent neurologic evaluations. If unable to…
Chapter 7 Anesthesia for Posterior Fossa Craniotomy Audrice Francois and Sulpicio G. Soriano Introduction The posterior fossa is a common site for neurosurgical lesions in infants and children. It is…
Chapter 8 Congenital Neurosurgical Lesions Cynthia Tung , Vutskits , Lazslo and Sulpicio G. Soriano Introduction The development of the central nervous system (CNS) occurs early in gestation and is…
Chapter 5 Blood Sparing Techniques Susan M. Goobie and David Faraoni Introduction Despite advances made in surgical techniques, infants and children undergoing neurosurgical procedures remain at increased risk for perioperative…
Chapter 4 Neuropharmacology Charu Mahajan , Indu Kapoor and Hemanshu Prabhakar Introduction The most apparent difference between children and adults is size, but along with anatomical differences, significant variations exist…
Chapter 3 Neuroprotective Strategies in the Pediatric Patient Rebecca Dube and Jason T. Maynes Introduction The pediatric brain utilizes a delicate homeostatic balance to ensure proper regional blood flow for…
