Object Most pediatric patients that present with a posterior fossa tumor have concurrent
hydrocephalus. There is significant debate over the best management strategy of …

OBJECTIVE Up to one-third of patients with a posterior fossa brain tumor (PFBT) will
experience persistent hydrocephalus mandating permanent CSF diversion. The optimal …

Object. The authors undertook a study to evaluate the effectiveness of endoscopic third
ventriculostomy in the management of hydrocephalus before and after surgical intervention …

Abstract THE AUTHORS RETROSPECTIVELY reviewed 117 pediatric patients with
posterior fossa tumors treated at The Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle …

When a malignant tumor invades the child's cerebellum, the cost of successful treatment is
often significant cognitive morbidity. A review of neuropsychological outcome revealed that …

Object Approximately 30% of children with posterior fossa tumors exhibit hydrocephalus
after tumor resection. Recent literature has suggested that prophylactic endoscopic third …

Object This study compares endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal
shunt (VPS) in the treatment of pediatric patients with marked obstructive hydrocephalus due …

Older views of the functional developmental plasticity of the developing central nervous
system (CNS) focused on the protective effect of a young age at the time of insult. In these …

Intracranial tumors are the most common solid tumors in children. The infratentorial
compartment will be the primary site for 60% to 70% of these tumors, including …

Object Postresection hydrocephalus is observed in approximately 30% of pediatric patients
with posterior fossa tumors. However, which patients will develop postresection …