Pediatric Neurosurgery Board Review: A Comprehensive Guide

Pediatric Neurosurgery Board Review: A Comprehensive Guide

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This specialized textbook delves into the various disease topics of pediatric neurosurgery and explores management strategies in depth. Offering a unique approach, the text provides state-of-the-art, up-to-date synopses with references to recent publications, focusing particularly on comprehensive discussions of brainstem tumors and other lesions across its 20 chapters.

Beginning with insights into the development of the nervous system and clinical disparities in assessing pediatric patients compared to adults, the book progresses to cover a wide array of pathologies, including hydrocephalus, pediatric brain and spine tumors, congenital malformations, spasticity, epilepsy, and more. Enriched with diagnostic and surgical images, as well as illustrations spanning all pediatric neurosurgical pathologies, the text emphasizes evidence-based data, addressing controversies and proposing potential solutions.

Each chapter is structured to provide a succinct synopsis of the topic, along with questions and answers to facilitate comprehension, learning objectives, and key references for further exploration. Authored by experts in the field, Pediatric Neurosurgery Board Review serves as a valuable resource for neurosurgery residents and fellows preparing for their exams, offering a convenient means to review and understand key information in pediatric neurosurgery both during training and beyond.