Nasal encephaloceles can be divided into frontoethmoidal and basal encephaloceles. Both
conditions are very rare, but frontoethmoidal encephaloceles show a relatively high …

Aim Our aim was to compare the effect of prenatal endoscopic with postnatal myelomeningocele
closure (fetally operated spina bifida aperta [fSBA]) versus neonatally operated spina …

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a recent technique that utilizes diffusion of water molecules
to make assumptions about white matter tract architecture of the brain. Early on, …

Central nervous system tumours represent one of the most lethal cancer types, particularly
among children 1 . Primary treatment includes neurosurgical resection of the tumour, in which …

Purpose: To demonstrate the benefit of immediate postoperative radiotherapy in residual
nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma (NFA) in perspective to the need for hormonal substitution …

Progression in pediatric brain tumor growth is thought to be the net result of signaling through
various protein kinase-mediated networks driving cell proliferation. Defining new targets …

The supplementary motor area (SMA) syndrome is a characteristic neurosurgical syndrome
that can occur after unilateral resection of the SMA. Clinical symptoms may vary from none to …

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disorder, associated with a
variable clinical phenotype including café-au-lait spots, intertriginous freckling, Lisch nodules, …

Malignant rhabdoid tumour (MRT) is an often lethal childhood cancer that, like many paediatric
tumours, is thought to arise from aberrant fetal development. The embryonic root and …

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRTs) represent a rare, but aggressive pediatric brain
tumor entity. They are genetically defined by alterations in the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling …