Neurological Disorders

Department of Neurosurgery Service, Sanatorio Allende, Argentina

Publications

• Case Series   
  Craniosynostosis: Surgical Treatment and Safety 16 years Experience
  Author(s): Franco Agustin Rinaudo Marini*, Daniel Gustavo Velazquez Quintar, Campana Javier Dario, Federico Ignacio Garavaglia and Enrique Jose Herrera
  
  Introduction: Craniosynostosis is defined as the early and pathological closure of one or several skull sutures which limits brain growth and development. It has an incidence of 1 over 2000-2500 live births. Main concerns about its surgical management refers to the preoperative study, surgical timing and technique. Methods: For this study we retrospectively review medical records of patients surgically treated in our institution between January 2006 and December 2021. We studied variety, sex and age distribution, surgical technic and complications. Results: During the period of study 84 children were surgically treated, 69% were males (58 patients) with a mean age of 6 months, the follow-up period was between 1-180 months. The variety distribution of non syndromic craniosynostosis was scaphocephaly (51;61%) tr.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.10.4.488

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