Harvey Cushing’s experience with treating childhood hydrocephalus: in his own words
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : R. Shane Tubbs & Payman Vahedi & Marios Loukas & Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Purpose As the founder of modern neurosurgery, Harvey Cushing is known for his innovations and treatment for many neurosurgical disorders. However, few are aware that Cushing treated childhood hydrocephalus. Examples of these treatments include the placement of ventriculo-subgaleal shunts, ventriculo-jugular shunts, ventriculo-superior sagittal sinus shunts, and at least 12 lumbar cistern-to-retroperitoneal shunts that, as he put it, had “a considerable measure of success.” The authors wish to provide insight into Cushing’s treatment of childhood hydrocephalus. Methods The authors review Cushing’s writings on this topic. Results The authors provide a window into this pioneer’s early thinking on the physiology and production of cerebrospinal fluid. Conclusions Although decades went by before reliable treatments for hydrocephalus were established, Cushing pioneered both the thought processes and surgical options for this disease
Childs Nerv Syst (2011) 27:995–999 DOI 10.1007/s00381-011-1437-6 Received: 25 January 2011 / Accepted: 10 February 2011 / Published online: 12 April 2011
