Neurosurgical Disorders Occurring in Infants and Children

Abstract

This paper presents a brief description of the wide range of disease entities in infants and children now being diagnosed and treated by modern neurosurgical technics. No attempt has been made to detail methods of either diagnosis or treatment. Emphasis has been laid on the growing cognizance of neurologic disorders now known to be common to children; on the possibilities of expanding the list of diseases which could be so treated, and on the growing cooperation between the pediatrician and the neurosurgeon in both diagnosis and treatment.