1990
DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199010000-00017
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Harvey Cushing and Pediatric Neurosurgery

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“…7,11,31 Specifically, in pediatric patients with brain tumors, Cushing had noted a great diagnostic challenge for physicians. 8 Even at present, there can be great difficulty in diagnosing pediatric brain tumors because symptoms may mimic other diseases of childhood. 16,28,33 With advancements in medicine, such as the introduction of MR imaging, diagnostic hypotheses can be tested and surgical approaches planned.…”
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“…7,11,31 Specifically, in pediatric patients with brain tumors, Cushing had noted a great diagnostic challenge for physicians. 8 Even at present, there can be great difficulty in diagnosing pediatric brain tumors because symptoms may mimic other diseases of childhood. 16,28,33 With advancements in medicine, such as the introduction of MR imaging, diagnostic hypotheses can be tested and surgical approaches planned.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, with pediatric cases such as the one described, Cushing was later able determine that 75% of childhood brain tumors were gliomas, with cerebellar and infratentorial tumors being twice as common as supratentorial lesions. 8 This knowledge allowed Cushing to develop and tailor surgical strategies for specific tumors, including those of the posterior fossa, 9 which has been widely credited as Cushing's hallmark contribution to pediatric neurosurgery. 9 The case presented here documents Cushing's careful history taking and examination for localization of a suspected pediatric cerebellopontine tumor, and emphasizes the importance of clinical diagnosis in the early evolution of pediatric neurosurgery.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%