Cerebrovascular Diseases In Children (principles Of Pediatric Neurosurgery)

It is estimated that the functionally significant body of knowledge for a given medical specialty changes radically every 8 years. New special­ ties and "sub-specialization" are occurring at approximately an equal rate. Historically, established journals have not been able either to absorb this increase in publishable material or to extend their reader­ ship to the new specialists. International and national meetings, sympo­ sia and seminars, workshops, and newsletters successfully bring to the attention of physicians within developing specialties wh at is occur­ ring, but generally only in demonstration form without providing historical perspective, pathoanatomical correlates, or extensive discus­ sion. Page and time limitations oblige the authors to present only the essence of their material. Pediatric neurosurgery is an example of a specialty that has devel­ oped during the past 15 years. Over this period neurosurgeons have obtained special training in pediatric neurosurgery and then dedicated themselves primarily to its practice. Centers, Chairs, and educational programs have been established as groups of neurosurgeons in different countries throughout the world organized themselves respectively into national and international societies for pediatric neurosurgery. These events were both preceded and followed by specialized courses, national and international journals, and ever-increasing clinical and invest­ igative studies into all aspects of surgically treatable diseases of the child's nervous system. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Dynamics of Changes from Fetal to Postnatal Circulation....Pages 1-8 Anatomy of Cerebral Vessels in Infants and Children....Pages 9-37 Clinical Pictures of Vascular Pathology in Children....Pages 38-49 Agenesis and Prenatal Occlusion of the Cerebral Vessels....Pages 50-58 Arteriovenous Malformations—Indications and Strategies for Surgery....Pages 59-74 Malformations and Aneurysmal Dilation of the Lesser and Greater Veins of Galen and the Medial Prosencephalic Vein....Pages 75-86 Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation: Patient Selection and Endovascular Management....Pages 87-108 Cavernous Malformations of the Central Nervous System....Pages 109-116 Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas....Pages 117-122 Intracranial Aneurysms in Children....Pages 123-131 Endovascular Treatment of Cerebrovascular Pathology....Pages 132-158 Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations in the Pediatric Age Group....Pages 159-167 Sturge-Weber Disease....Pages 168-187 Coagulopathies and Vasculopathies....Pages 188-205 Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Lesions of the Newborn....Pages 206-215 Inflammatory Conditions....Pages 216-226 Moyamoya Disease....Pages 227-243 Acute Hemiplegia and Migraine....Pages 244-252