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Rev. argent. neurocir ; 34(4): 323-331, dic. 2020. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BINACIS | ID: biblio-1150446

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Introducción: El proceso de transición de un paciente de la etapa pediátrica a la adulta es un proceso dinámico, complejo y planificado, que incluye la transferencia propiamente dicha de una institución pediátrica a una adulta. El aumento de la sobrevida de niños y adolescentes con patologías crónicas, la falta de acuerdos formales entre instituciones de salud y la falta de enfoque multidisciplinario de estos casos son los principales problemas a tener en cuenta. El objetivo del presente trabajo es describir y proponer una respuesta a las situaciones y dificultades que se encuentran en la actualidad en la salud pública durante el proceso de transición de pacientes pediátricos con patología neuroquirúrgica crónica y de pacientes adultos con patología congénita. Para tal fin se deben considerar factores sociales, económicos y comunicacionales. Material y Método: Estudio observacional, transversal y retrospectivo de pacientes con patología neuroquirúrgica transicional desde el 01 de enero de 2017 al 31 de diciembre de 2018. En total se revisaron las historias clínicas de 47 pacientes del Hospital "El Cruce". Resultados: De los 47 pacientes observados, con un rango etario entre 17 y 42 años, realizamos una división de éstos en 2 grupos: GRUPO 1: pacientes adultos operados en la edad pediátrica que requieren un seguimiento crónico de su patología de origen; y GRUPO 2: pacientes adultos con patología congénita. En el GRUPO 1, observamos 38 pacientes (24 masculinos y 14 femeninos) de los cuales 24 fueron operados y 14 no operados (solo seguimiento clínico). Dentro de este grupo, el 63% de los pacientes (n=29) presentó como su patología de base para su seguimiento la hidrocefalia. En el GRUPO 2, observamos a 9 pacientes (2 masculinos y 7 femeninos) de los cuales 7 fueron operados y 2 no operados. Todos los pacientes de este último grupo presentaron como diagnóstico de base un disrafismo espinal. Conclusión: Se debe lograr una transición planificada para el bienestar de los jóvenes con necesidades especiales de atención de salud. Actualmente no hay acuerdos interinstitucionales formales para el seguimiento y atención de estos pacientes.Consideramos que existe un grupo de pacientes que se beneficiarían con la creación de una nueva subespecialidad neuroquirúrgica: la neurocirugía transicional. La misma debería desarrollarse en hospitales generales, de alta complejidad, donde coincidan en el servicio de neurocirugía de adultos, neurocirujanos con formación pediátrica


Introduction: The transition process of a patient from pediatric to adult stage is a dynamic, complex, and planned process which, strictly speaking, includes the transfer from a pediatric to an adult institution. The increased rate of survival of children and adolescents with chronic pathologies, lack of formal agreements between health institutions and lack of multidisciplinary approach to these cases are the main issues to consider. The purpose of this paper is to describe and provide a response to situations and difficulties that currently exist in the public health during the transition process of pediatric patients with chronic neurosurgical pathology and adult patients with congenital pathology. For this purpose, communication, social, and economic factors must be considered. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective study of patients with transitional neurosurgical pathology from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2018. In total, 47 patient's medical records were reviewed from "El Cruce" Hospital. Results: A total of 47 patients, with an age range between 17 and 42 years, were observed. We divided our study population into 2 groups: GROUP 1: adult patients who have been operated in pediatric age and require chronic follow-up of their origin pathology; and GROUP 2: adult patients with congenital pathology. In GROUP 1, we observed 38 patients (24 male and 14 female) of whom 24 were performed neurosurgery, and 14 were not. Within this group, 63% of the patients (n = 29) presented hydrocephalus as their basic pathology for monitoring. In GROUP 2, we observed 9 patients (2 male and 7 female) of whom 7 were operated and 2 were not. All patients in this last group presented spinal dysraphism as their basic diagnosis. Conclusion: A planned transition for the well-being of young patients with special health care needs must be achieved. Currently, there are no formal institutional agreements for the monitoring and care of these patients. We believe that there is a group of patients who would benefit from the creation of a new neurosurgical sub-specialty: transitional neurosurgery. It should be developed in high complexity general hospitals, where neurosurgeons with pediatric training could be part of a general neurosurgery department.


Subject(s)
Humans , Neurosurgery , Spinal Dysraphism , Hydrocephalus
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Rev. argent. neurocir ; 30(2): 81-85, jun. 2016. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-835761

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Introducción: Los aneurismas asociados a malformaciones arteriovenosas (MAV) son lesiones vasculares que suelen encontrarse hasta en el 15% de los casos, incrementando el riesgo global de hemorragia. La conducta frente a los aneurismas asociados es dicotómica en la literatura, mientras existen reportes de la desaparición de los mismos luego de la exéresis de la MAV, otros artículos enfatizan su tratamiento precoz. El síndrome del acento extranjero es un raro trastorno neurológico en el que el paciente habla su lengua materna como lo haría una persona extranjera y suena con “acento” extranjero a oídos de los oyentes nativos. Objetivo: Presentar un paciente que desarrolla el síndrome del acento extranjero posterior a la exéresis de una MAV y la evolución de un aneurisma asociado. Presentación de caso: Paciente pediátrico que luego de la exéresis de una MAV fronto-opercular posterior izquierda remite por completo un aneurisma de hiperflujo asociado, presentando en el postquirúrgico el síndrome del acento extranjero.Conclusión: Queda reportado el caso de este raro síndrome y la resolución espontánea de un aneurisma proximal luego de la exéresis de una MAV.


Introduction: The aneurysms associated with arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are vascular lesions that are usually found in up to 15% of cases, increasing the overall risk of bleeding. The behavior against associated aneurysms is dichotomous while there are reports of the disappearance of the same after the removal of the AVM, other items emphasize early treatment. Foreign accent syndrome is a rare neurological disorder in which the patient speaks his mother language as you would a foreigner and sounds with foreign "accent" to native listeners.Objective: To report a patient who developed foreign accent syndrome after excision of an AVM and the evolution of an associated aneurysm.Case presentation: pediatric patient that after a resection of fronto-opercular AVM refers back completely on an aneurysm associated hyper flow, presenting postsurgical foreign accent syndrome.Conclusion: the case of this rare syndrome and spontaneous resolution of a proximal aneurysm after excision of an AVM is hereby reported.


Subject(s)
Humans , Intracranial Aneurysm , Nervous System Malformations
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Arch. argent. pediatr ; 114(1): e5-e8, feb. 2016. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BINACIS | ID: biblio-838166

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La enfermedad cerebrovascular en la infancia es poco frecuente. Su presentación es aguda y constituye una de las 10 causas de mortalidad en pediatría. El objetivo de nuestro estudio es presentar las características de la enfermedad de 18 pacientes menores de 15 años ingresados en el Hospital El Cruce entre julio de 2009 y junio de 2014, y su evolución clínica al año del evento. Observamos un predominio de sexo masculino y una mediana de edad de 5 años. La forma de presentación en orden de frecuencia fue hemiparesia, convulsiones, cefalea y vómitos, y deterioro del sensorio. La forma isquémica fue la más frecuente y el territorio más afectado fue el de la arteria cerebral media. Doce pacientes no presentaron secuelas. Los signos y síntomas fueron orientadores de enfermedad cerebrovascular; los estudios de neuroimágenes, esenciales para su diagnóstico; y los pacientes evolucionaron favorablemente con bajo número de recurrencia y fallecidos.


Stroke in childhood is considered rare. It may be ischemic or hemorrhagic. Its presentation is often acute and it is a leading cause of mortality in pediatrics. The aim of our work is to present the general features of stroke of 18 patients under 15 years of age admitted to the Hospital El Cruce, between July 2009 and June 2014, and their clinical outcome a year later. We observed a predominance of male patients and the median age of 5 years. The main clinical features were hemiparesis, seizures, headache and vomiting and sensory impairment. The most frequent type was ischemic and the middle cerebral artery territory was the most commonly involved. Twelve patients had no sequelae. The signs and symptoms were guiding stroke, neuroimaging studies were essential for diagnosis and patients evolved favorably with low number of recurrence and death.


Subject(s)
Humans , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Paresis , Seizures , Risk Factors , Stroke/diagnosis
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Rev. Hosp. El Cruce ; (15): 14-27, 20131001.
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BINACIS | ID: biblio-948178

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El aumento y necesidad de control de la presión intracraneana (PIC) está asociado a diversas entidades clínico-quirúrgicas (edema cerebral, hemorragias, control postoperatorio de tumores, etc.) entre las cuales el traumatismo encefalocraneano (TEC) ocupa el lugar más importante. El TEC representa un grave problema sanitario a nivel mundial ya que constituye una de las causas más frecuentes de muerte en la edad pediátrica, siendo además la principal causa de retraso mental, epilepsia e incapacidad física. Hemos podido observar múltiples causas del TEC: obstétricas, caídas del niño, caída de la madre, accidentes pedestres y vehiculares, accidentes deportivos (fútbol, rugby, etc.), misceláneas (elementos arrojados, juguetes voladores, etc.), mordeduras de animales.


Subject(s)
Pediatrics , Intracranial Pressure , Craniocerebral Trauma
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Rev. argent. neurocir ; 21(3): 138-141, jul.-sept. 2007. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-511277

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Objective: To describe and analyze a series of pediatric patients who underwent surgery for intracranial metastasis at our department, specially considering the paucity of publications in the literature on the topic in this age group. Material and method: The study is a retrospective review of the clinical charts of patients with intracranial metastasis seen between 1988 and 2006. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were established for the different cases. Results: In this period, 1740 CNS tumors were operated on, of which 12 cases were intracranial metastasis (0.7). Mean age of the children was 11 years. Six patients were male and 6 female. Location of the primary tumor was: suprarenal in 4 case, in the bone in 2, and in the bladder, kidney, testicle, hypopharynx, facial bone, and thigh in 1 case each. Four patients had multiple metastasis: 10 located in the cerebral hemispheres, 2 in the skull bone, and 2 at the epidural level. All patients presented with symptoms due to the brain metastases. Total resection was achieved in 9 cases, subtotal resection in1, and partial resection in 2. Mortality rate was 50, with a mean follo-up of 23 months. Conclusion: The incidence rate of brain metastasis in children in much lower than the published incidence rates in adults. The location of the primary tumor and histology found were also different. We consider surgery, when possible, a good therapeutic option within the multimodal treatment of metastases.


Subject(s)
Child , Neoplasm Metastasis , Brain Neoplasms/surgery , Brain Neoplasms/drug therapy , Brain Neoplasms/radiotherapy
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Rev. argent. neurocir ; 21(3): 154-156, jul.-sept. 2007. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-511282

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Objective: Symptomatic supratentorial cysts are complicated lesion often associated with complex brain malformation and hydrocephalus. The traditional treatment was microsurgical technique or shunts. We present our experience of neuroendoscopic treatment of these lesions. Method: Between 1999 and 2007, 28 consecutive patients with symptomatic supratentorial cysts underwent neuroendoscopic treatment in our department. Results: The mean age was 3.1 years (range 1 month to 15 years), 18 were male and 10 female, In 5 patients a prenatal diagnosis was established. Eighteen patients presented increased intracranial pressure, 5 developmental delay, 3 seizures and 3 hemiparesis. According to its localization we have clasificated the cysts in: interhemispheric (8), intraventricular (7), cuadrigerminal (5), paraventricular (5) and suprasellar (3). We have excluded the temporal cysts of this series. All patients underwent neuroendoscopic treatment involving cystoventriculostomy in 24 and cystocisternostomy in 4. The complications were: 1 CFS leak, 3 patients required ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, 1 cystoperitoneal shunt and 1 subdural peritoneal shunt. There were no surgery-related morbidity or death. Conclusion: Endoscopic treatment of symptomatic supratentorial cysts can be considered a useful alternative to traditional treatment.


Subject(s)
Arachnoid Cysts , Neuroendoscopy , Supratentorial Neoplasms
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Rev. argent. neurocir ; 20(3): 121-125, jul.-sept. 2006. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-452893

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Objetivo: Describir y analizar la asociación entre quistes aracnoideos e higroma subdural. Esta es considerada una complicación excepcional, con sólo 24 casos reportados en la literatura, siendo de 5 casos la serie publicada más numerosa. Método. Se realizó el análisis retrospectivo de las historias clínicas de 5 pacientes portadores de quiste aracnoideo, en los que la forma de presentación consistió en higroma subdural e hipertensión endocraniana. Resultados. El rango de edad fue entre 3 y 15 años (promedio: 7 años). La relación M/F fue 3/2. En 3 casos los síntomas se presentaron después de un traumatismo encefalocraneal leve y en los 2 restantes fue espontáneo. Todos se manifestaron con síntomas de hipertensión encefalocraneana y edema de papila bilateral, en 2 de ellos se constató paresia del VI par izquierdo. A todos se le realizó TAC y en 2 casos IRM. En los 5 pacientes se constató un higroma subdural con efecto de masa y quiste aracnoideo de fosa media. Se realizó tratamiento quirúrgico de urgencia en los 5 casos. Todos los pacientes evolucionaron favorablemente con desaparición del higroma subdural. Actualmente se encuentran asintomáticos con un exament neurológico y fondo de ojo normal. Conclusión. Si bien el higroma subdural con hipertensión endocraneana en una complicación poco usual, debe ser tenida en cuenta como una de las formas de presentación clínica de los quistes aracnoideos, la cual requiere inmediata resolución quirúrgica. Palabras clave: complicaciones, higroma subdural, hipertensión endocraneana, quiste aracnoideo.


Objective: To analize and describe the association between arachnoid cysts and subdural hygroma. This association is an unusual complication of which only 24 cases have been reported in the literature. Methods: The clinical records of 5 patients with arachnoid cysts presenting as a subdural hygroma with increased intracranial pressure were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The ages of the patients ranged between 3 and 15 years-old (mean: 7 years-old). M/F ratio was 3/2. Onset of symptoms was postraumatic in 3 and spontaneous in 2. All patients presented symptoms of increased intracranial pressure and bilateral papilledema, and in 2 out of 5 paresis of the VI cranial nerve was found. All children underwent CAT scan and MRI was performed in 2. In all patients, subdural hygroma with mass effect and arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa was found. Emergency surgery was carried out in all cases. Al patients evolved favorably with complete disappearance of the subdural hygroma. They are currently asynptomatic with normal neurological examination and fundoscopy. Conclusion: Even though subdural hygroma with increased intracranial pressure is an unusual complication, it should be known as one of the clinical presentations of arachnoid cysts, which required immediate surgical intervention. Keywords: arachnoid syst, complications, increased intracranial pressure, subdural hygroma.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adolescent , Child, Preschool , Child , Female , Subdural Effusion/complications , Subdural Effusion/physiopathology , Intracranial Hypertension/congenital , Intracranial Hypertension/physiopathology , Arachnoid Cysts/congenital , Arachnoid Cysts/pathology
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