Clinical Analysis of Pediatric Neurosurgical Diseases.
- Author:
Jae Ho BAE
1
;
Dong Ro HAN
;
Eun Sig DOH
;
Sam Kyu KO
;
Oh Lyong KIM
;
Yong Chul CHI
;
Byung Yearn CHOI
;
Soo Ho CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pediatric neurosurgical disease;
Traffic accident;
Mortality;
Brain tumor;
Congenital anomaly
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Adult;
Brain Neoplasms;
Contusions;
Female;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Incidence;
Male;
Mortality;
Neurosurgery;
Skull Fractures
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1990;19(6):758-765
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
