The normal anatomy of the cervical spine and various imaging techniques for the evaluation
of torticollis are reviewed, and possible causes of torticollis in infants and children are …

Methods We conducted a retrospective review of our institutional pediatric oncology and
neurosurgery database, examining 14 patients under 18 years admitted with ST due to …

OBJECTIVE: The optimal management of malignant intramedullary spinal cord astrocytomas
remains controversial. Although radiotherapy has become the standard of care, the …

Abstract Background/Objective: Spinal cord tumors are a relatively rare diagnosis,
accounting for 1% to 10% of all pediatric central nervous system tumors. Understanding the …

Object Intraoperative dorsal column mapping, transcranial motor evoked potentials
(TcMEPs), and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) have been used in adults to …

Object The goal in this study was to review a series of patients who underwent surgical
removal of intramedullary high-grade gliomas, focusing on the functional outcome …

Pediatric spinal tumors are rare and account for 10% of all central nervous system tumors in
children. Onset usually occurs with chronic nonspecific symptoms and may depend on the …

While back pain presents less frequently in children than in adults, it still poses a significant
clinical challenge with respect to making a firm diagnosis and developing an effective …

The treatment of childhood cancer has become increasingly successful over the last forty
years, and during the last two decades in particular, and the overall cure rate is now 60 …

The majority of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children are low-grade glial tumors.
They become symptomatic with pain, neurologic deficits or spinal deformity. The diagnosis is …