Perioperative management in pediatric neurosurgery

Abstract

Pediatric neurosurgeons deal with various pathologies of neurosurgical diseases, such as anomalies, hydrocephalus/cerebrospinal fluid disorders, tumors, vascular diseases and head injuries, and also with patients who range wildely in age from fetus to young adult. In the present review we describe the principles of perioperative management in pediatric neurosurgery, focusing on fetuses, neonates and infants and typical diseases in the field of pediatric neurosurgery, in addition to informed consent for children.