Toxoplasma gondii infections in pediatric neurosurgerySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 40 - Trang 295-301 - 2023
Adrian Caceres, Ariadnna Caceres-Alan, Tamara Caceres-Alan
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that is estimated to infect one-third of the
world’s population. It is acquired by ingesting contaminated water and food
specially undercooked meat, contact with domestic or wild feline feces, and
during pregnancy by transplacental transmission. Immunocompetent hosts are
usually asymptomatic, and infection will be self-limited, while those patients
whose immune syst... hiện toàn bộ
Clostridium infection resulting in paralysis in a childSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 21 - Trang 237-239 - 2004
R. Shane Tubbs, W. Jerry Oakes
We report an 11-year-old boy who fell from an All Terrain Vehicle and sustained
multiple minor soft tissue contusions and a small midthoracic laceration.
Irrigation and closure of the small wound was performed at another hospital.
There was no history of a penetrating wound. Within 48 h of injury, the patient
developed profound dysesthesia and paralysis of the lower extremities and was
transferred... hiện toàn bộ
Congenital cervical kyphosis in an infant with Ehlers-Danlos syndromeSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 34 - Trang 1411-1415 - 2018
Andrew J. Kobets, Daniel Komlos, John K. Houten
Ehler-Danlos syndome (EDS) refers to a group of heritable connective tissue
disorders; rare manifestations of which are cervical kyphosis and clinical
myelopathy. Surgical treatment is described for the deformity in the
thoracolumbar spine in adolescents but not for infantile cervical spine.
Internal fixation for deformity correction in the infantile cervical spine is
challenging due to the diminu... hiện toàn bộ
Editorial CommentSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 162-162 - 1999
Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis in the immunocompromised patientSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2021
John S. Sullivan, Alicia E. Snider, Jeffrey Farrington, J. Mason Shiflett, Kristin J. Weaver, Laura S. Humphries, Ian C. Hoppe
The treatment of patients with multisuture craniosynostosis is complex and
patient-dependent. Cranial distraction osteogenesis is a relatively new
procedure for treatment of these patients, with its use increasing in many
centers. With this increased use comes an expanding range of indications.
Surgical management of multisuture craniosynostosis in therapeutically
immunosuppressed patients followi... hiện toàn bộ
Occult dysraphism in adulthood: clinical course and managementSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 10 Số 5 - Trang 312-320 - 1994
Klekamp, Jörg, Raimondi, Anthony J., Samii, Madjid
We present a series of 23 patients with dysraphic malformations and adult onset
of symptoms (4 meningoceles, 19 spinal hamartomas). Mean age at presentation was
39±21 years (range 23–67 years). Patients were followed up for a mean period of
19 months (range 0.5–68 months). Only patients with progressive neurological
disease were operated on (3 meningoceles and 16 spinal hamartomas). The
remaining ... hiện toàn bộ
Intracranial germinoma in the lateral ventricle with polydipsia and polyuria: a case report and literature reviewSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 39 - Trang 1065-1069 - 2022
Yuki Kuranari, Tomoru Miwa, Maya Kono, Hironori Shibata, Tomohiro Ishii, Tomonobu Hasegawa
Central nervous system germ cell tumors (CNSGCTs) are rare neoplasms which
usually develop in the midline structures. They are occasionally involved in
off-midline structures of the brain. Here, we report an extremely rare case of
an intracranial germinoma in the lateral ventricle. The patient was a
10-year-old boy with a 1-year history of polydipsia and polyuria. Brain magnetic
resonance imaging ... hiện toàn bộ