Head Injuries In The Newborn And Infant (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 specialties 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 readership to the new specialists. International and national meetings, symposia and seminars, workshops and newsletters, successfully bring to the attention of physi­ cians within developing specialties what is occurring, but generally only in demonstration form without providing historical perspective, patho­ anatomical correlates, or extensive discussion. 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 developed during the past 15 years and over this period, neurosurgeons have ob­ tained special training in pediatric neurosurgery and then dedicated them­ selves primarily to its practice. Centers, Chairs, and educational pro­ grams 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 investigative studies into all aspects of surgically treatable diseases of the child's ner­ vous system. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Intrauterine Development of the Skull....Pages 1-18 Embryological Concepts for Head Injury in the Newborn and Infant....Pages 19-31 The Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathways: Structure and Development....Pages 33-51 The Postnatal Development of the Brain and Its Coverings....Pages 53-66 Normal Developmental Milestones, the Significance of Delayed Milestones, and NeurodevelopmentaL Evaluation of Infants and Young Children....Pages 67-81 Effects on Head Form of Intrauterine Compression and Passage Through the Birth Canal....Pages 83-85 Traumatic Birth Injuries....Pages 87-109 Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage (GMH) Syndrome and Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) Syndrome in the Newborn....Pages 111-124 Epidemiology and Etiology of Craniocerebral Trauma in the First Two Years of Life....Pages 125-139 Clinical Criteria—Children’s Coma Score and Outcome Scale—for Decision Making in Managing Head-Injured Infants and Toddlers....Pages 141-150 Medical Management of Head Injuries in Neonates and Infants....Pages 151-162 Incidence, Diagnosis, and Management of Skull Fractures....Pages 163-182 Cerebral Damage....Pages 183-201 Intracranial Hematomas....Pages 203-216 Perinatal and Posttraumatic Seizures....Pages 217-232 Posttraumatic Cerebral Vascular Injuries....Pages 233-239 Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus in the Neonate and Infant....Pages 241-256 Outcomes of Craniocerebral Trauma in Infants....Pages 257-262 Rehabilitation Medicine Following Severe Head Injury in Infants and Children....Pages 263-279 Back Matter....Pages 281-292