FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY

FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY

Functional neurosurgery aims to relieve epilepsy , movement disorders or pain by ablation or stimulation of brain tissue and nerves. Summary box 48.12 Paediatric neurosurgery /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF

(c) A large variety of mostly neuroectodermal brain tumours represent the most common solid organ tumours in children Children manifest a range of developmental pathologies requiring neurosurgical management, including: Cysts Neural tube defects Posterior fossa abnormalities Craniosynostosis Generic features of intracranial pathology include developmental delay, seizures, macrocephaly and hydrocephalus

FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY

Functional neurosurgery aims to relieve epilepsy , movement disorders or pain by ablation or stimulation of brain tissue and nerves. Summary box 48.12 Paediatric neurosurgery /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF

(c) A large variety of mostly neuroectodermal brain tumours represent the most common solid organ tumours in children Children manifest a range of developmental pathologies requiring neurosurgical management, including: Cysts Neural tube defects Posterior fossa abnormalities Craniosynostosis Generic features of intracranial pathology include developmental delay, seizures, macrocephaly and hydrocephalus

FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY

Functional neurosurgery aims to relieve epilepsy , movement disorders or pain by ablation or stimulation of brain tissue and nerves. Summary box 48.12 Paediatric neurosurgery /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF

(c) A large variety of mostly neuroectodermal brain tumours represent the most common solid organ tumours in children Children manifest a range of developmental pathologies requiring neurosurgical management, including: Cysts Neural tube defects Posterior fossa abnormalities Craniosynostosis Generic features of intracranial pathology include developmental delay, seizures, macrocephaly and hydrocephalus