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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1990;19(6): 758-765. |
Clinical Analysis of Pediatric Neurosurgical Diseases. |
Jae Ho Bae, Dong Ro Han, Eun Sig Doh, Sam Kyu Ko, Oh Lyong Kim, Yong Chul Chi, Byung Yearn Choi, Soo Ho Cho |
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
The authors analyzed pediatric(under 15-year of age) neurosurgical disease patients admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University Hospital during the 6-year period from May 1983 to April 1989. The results were as follows : 1) Among the total 5,007 neurosurgical admission cases during this period, pediatric cases were 573(11.4%).
2) The total pediatric cases consist of traumatic(80.1%), tumor(5.9%), congenital anomaly(3.1%), infection(3.1%), vascular anomaly(2.1%) and miscellaneous(5.6%) lesions. 3) The male to female ratio was 1.67 : 1 in trauma. 4) The most common age of trauma are 3 to 8 years. 5) The incidence of trauma was relatively common in spring and autumn. 6) The traffic accident is most common cause of pediatric trauma.
7) The contusion case with GCS 9 to 15 revealed good result.
8) 23.1% of 108 intracranial hematoma had no skull fracture.
9) Mortality in trauma was relatively low(1.8%) compared to adult. |
Key Words:
Pediatric neurosurgical disease; Traffic accident; Mortality; Brain tumor; Congenital anomaly |
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