Pediatric craniofacial surgery and parental attitudes.

A prospective study was designed to explore the effects of attitudes of parents who have children affected with craniofacial deformities. The study focuses on the child's craniofacial deformity and its effect upon the child's mental well being. The effect of surgical reconstruction of the deformity upon these parental attitudes was evaluated as well.

Late effects of radiotherapy on patients with cerebellar medulloblastoma.

Nine long-term survivors of cerebellar medulloblastoma treated with surgery and irradiation were retrospectively examined with a complete battery of neuropsychological tests and the results compared with their nonirradiated siblings. Significant decreased scores were found in the full-scale intelligence quotients (IQ) (P less than 0.001), performance IQ (P less than 0.

Intelligence in epilepsy: a prospective study in children.

A prospective study tested the stability of the IQ in children with seizure disorders. Seventy-two children with epilepsy underwent psychological evaluations within two weeks of initial diagnosis and yearly thereafter for an average of 4 years. Forty-five of the patients also had a nonepileptic sib evaluated in parallel.