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Skull defects in children can be caused by a variety of congenital and acquired factors.Cranioplasty is an important surgical method to reconstruct the cranial integrity, protect brain tissue and maintain the beautiful appearance of skull, which are very important to ensure the normal development of brain and psychology of children with skull defect.Due to the dynamic development of brain and skull in children, there are great controversies about the opportunity, method and material selection for repairing the skull defect.Now, the domestic and foreign research on the application of childhood cranioplasty was reviewed to provide references for further improving the treatment decisions of children with skull defects.
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Objective To explore the clinical effect of excision of peripheral sympathetic nerve network in common carotid artery on children with cerebral palsy (CP)and the effect on their cognitive function. Methods A ret-rospective study method was admitted to preschool children with CP in 69 cases in Center of Brain Disease,the Third Hospital Affiliated to Xinxiang Medical University from July 2008 to August 2014, the common carotid artery sympathetic with the surrounding network stripping off resection treatment of 43 cases ( surgery group) ,without the use of surgery in the treatment of children with 26 cases ( no operation group) . The muscle tension improved, movement to improve the ability of 2 groups before and after treatment 6 months were detected and compared. Developmental quotient ( DQ) ,intelligence quotient ( IQ) ,bilateral middle cerebral artery ( MCA) hemodynamic index difference were deter-mined between 2 groups before and after treatment 6 months. Results After treatment 6 months,the muscle tension score and walking ability score of the surgery group were significantly better than those of no operation group [(2. 2± 1. 1) scores vs (4. 5±0. 6)scores,(3. 5±0. 7) scores vs (2. 7±0. 8) scores,all P<0. 05],and significantly improved compared with before treatment[(4. 8±0. 6)scores,(2. 2±0. 9)scores,all P<0. 05]. After treatment 6 months,the IQ score,fine motor, social adaptation, personal social, language score and MCA mean velocity ( MV ) , peak velocity ( PV) ,resistance index ( RI) ,pulsatility index ( PI) determination value of the surgery group were significantly higher than those of no operation group and before treatment (all P<0. 05). Conclusions Excision of peripheral sympathetic nerve network on common carotid artery has a good clinical effect in the treatment of CP , and can significantly improve the cognitive function of children with CP .