J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1990 Jun;19(6):758-765.

Clinical Analysis of Pediatric Neurosurgical Diseases

• Bae JH
• Han DR
• Doh ES
• Ko SK
• Kim OL
• Chi YC
• Choi BY
• Cho SH

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.

Keyword

Pediatric neurosurgical disease; Traffic accident; Mortality; Brain tumor; Congenital anomaly

MeSH Terms

Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Brain Neoplasms
Contusions
Female
Hematoma
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mortality
Neurosurgery
Skull Fractures