Although tumors of the brain stem have traditionally been classified as a single entity, these
tumors are increasingly being recognized as a heterogeneous group, with some subgroups …

The functional and molecular similarities and distinctions between human and murine astrocytes
are poorly understood. Here, we report the development of an immunopanning method …

… Liu J, Edwards FM: Radiation exposure to medical personnel during iodine-125 seed
implantation of the prostate. Radiology 132:748-749, 1979 49. Lyons BE, Britt RH, Strohbehn JW: …

✓ The best operative intervention for children with arachnoid cysts remains the subject of
controversy. Recent reports stress that craniotomy for cyst fenestration is associated with a low …

✓ To determine the percentage of patients who developed multiple central nervous system (CNS)
gliomas during postoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy, the authors …

Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are highly aggressive tumors of childhood that are
almost universally fatal. Our understanding of this devastating cancer is limited by a dearth of …

✓ The authors believe that the preferred treatment for pineal region tumors in children
requires definitive surgery with a histological diagnosis and that a conservative approach …

: Two patients harboring intramedullary neurilemomas of the spinal cord are presented.
Published reports of these rare lesions and possible mechanisms of their origin are reviewed. …

✓ The clinical and radiographic findings, surgical treatment, and outcome in 16 pediatric
patients with intracranial arachnoid cysts are reviewed. The clinical presentation reflected the …

✓ The authors reviewed the clinical findings, radiological evaluation, and operative therapy
of 39 patients with syringomyelia. Syringoperitoneal (SP) shunting was used in 15 patients …