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Reply to “Reflections upon the intrauterine repair of myelomeningocele”
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Computed tomography quantitative analysis of cranial vault dysmorphology and severity of facial complex changes in posterior synostotic plagiocephaly patients
Posterior synostotic plagiocephaly (PSP) impacts craniofacial skeleton. Study quantifies facial changes in children with PSP to investigate the impact of age and PSP severity at diagnosis on the facial dysmorp...
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Pediatric craniopharyngiomas: magnetic resonance imaging assessment for hypothalamus-pituitary axis dysfunction and outcome prediction
In adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas, tumor topographical categories, cystic component volume, and magnetic resonance signal intensity may impact prognosis.
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Facial skeleton dysmorphology in syndromic craniosynostosis: differences between FGFR2 and no-FGFR2-related syndromes and relationship with skull base and facial sutural patterns
To assess the role of FGFR2 mutations and sutural synostotic patterns on facial skeleton dysmorphology in children with syndromic craniosynostosis.
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Chiari I malformation: management evolution and technical innovation
In recent years thanks to the growing use of radiological assessment, Chiari I malformation became one of the major diseases for a neurosurgeon to deal with. CIM can be classified according to the extent of ce...
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Open AccessAdamantinomatous craniopharyngioma: evolution in the management
In spite of the continuous progresses in pediatric neurosurgery, adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (AC) remains a challenging tumor due to its proximity to optic pathways, pituitary gland, hypothalamus, and W...
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Collapsing ventricles: an unusual but challenging technical issue in ventricular neuroendoscopy
Ventricular endoscopy represents one of the most important surgical tools in modern neurosurgery. Even though it is a safe and well-tolerated procedure, it is worth remembering that complications and technical...
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Iniencephaly and long-term survival: a possible association—case report and review of the literature
Iniencephaly is a rare, complex, and severe form of neural tube defect (NTD), usually associated with wide systemic involvement and poor prognosis. The malformation involves the occiput and the inion, variably...
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Open AccessBladder and bowel dysfunction in Down syndrome with neural tube defect: case report and review of the literature
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 and characterized by an increased risk of multiorgan involvement. In Down syndrome children, functional constipation and lower urinary tra...
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Open AccessTechnical note–in situ laminotomy: preserving posterior tension band in surgery of pediatric multilevel spinal tumor
Laminotomy has been introduced in surgical practice to reduce complications of laminectomy after surgery of tumors in the spinal canal. However, the posterior ligament complex, which is routinely interrupted t...
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Pediatric Meningiomas: Current Insights on Pathogenesis and Management
Meningiomas are rare tumors in children, ranging from 0.4 to 4% of intracranial tumors. Differently from their adult counterpart, pediatric meningiomas (PMs) often show peculiar aspects such as the development...
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Fetal MRI prior to intrauterine surgery of open neural tube defects: What does the radiologist need to know
The management of myelomeningocele study trial showed significant prognostic improvement in fetal repair before 26 weeks of gestation. Hence, surgery in utero represents the best treatment option for open-neur...
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Chiari Malformation Type 1 and Syringomyelia: Why Do Patients Claim for International Guidelines? Commentary on the 2021 Chiari and Syringomyelia Consensus Document
The diagnosis of Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1) and Syringomyelia (Syr) has become increasingly common during the past few years. Contemporarily, the body of literature on these topics is growing, although r...
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Open AccessMiR-1248: a new prognostic biomarker able to identify supratentorial hemispheric pediatric low-grade gliomas patients associated with progression
Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs), particularly incompletely resected supratentorial tumours, can undergo progression after surgery. However to date, there are no predictive biomarkers for progression. Here,...
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Open AccessCT-based radiomics modeling for skull dysmorphology severity and surgical outcome prediction in children with isolated sagittal synostosis: a hypothesis-generating study
To investigate the potentialities of radiomic analysis and develop radiomic models to predict the skull dysmorphology severity and post-surgical outcome in children with isolated sagittal synostosis (ISS).
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Correction to: Diagnosis and treatment of Chiari Malformation and syringomyelia in adults: International Consensus Document
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Diagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia in adults: international consensus document
Syringomyelia and Chiari malformation are classified as rare diseases on Orphanet, but international guidelines on diagnostic criteria and case definition are missing. Aim of the study: to reach a consensus am...
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Open AccessDiagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation type 1 in children: the International Consensus Document
Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1) is a rare condition where agreed classification and treatment are still missing. The goal of this study is to achieve a consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of CM1 in child...
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Treatment of Cystic Craniopharyngiomas: An Update
In spite of the significant technical and technological progress in neurosurgery and the continuous discoveries by the basic research, adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma remains a significant clinical challeng...
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The management of Chiari malformation type 1 and syringomyelia in children: a review of the literature
In anticipation of the “Chiari and Syringomyelia Consensus Conference” held in Milan in 2019, we performed a systematic literature review on the management of Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1) and syringomyelia...
