title: Pediatric neurosurgical disease.
abstract: The most common, primary referrals to a pediatric neurosurgeon's office are the evaluation and management of the child with a large head (to rule out hydrocephalus and other space occupying lesions) a mishappen head (to rule out various forms of craniosynostosis), or some form of congenital spinal abnormality (spinal dysraphism). The authors discuss the pathogenesis and clinical features of these disorders, provide a framework for diagnostic evaluation and referral, and discuss the various treatment options available for each.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006257:Head / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009493:Neurosurgery; D010372:Pediatrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*