Pediatric brain tumor care in a Sub-Saharan setting: current poise of a precariously loaded dice.

Objective: To evaluate the current status of pediatric brain tumor (PBT) care and identify determinants and profiles of survival and school attendance.

Methods: An 8-year institution-based prospective longitudinal study. All cases investigated with neuroimaging and treated were enrolled.

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in non-communicating hydrocephalus (NCH): comparison of outcome profiles in Nigerian children.

Background: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS) although recognized surgical options for non-communicating hydrocephalus have debatable applications.

Objective: We analysed a prospective cohort of age-matched children with non-tumor, non-communicating hydrocephalus treated with the two surgical modalities using clinically measurable parameters.

Methods: A single institution analysis of age-matched patients with non-communicating hydrocephalus treated with VPS or ETV over a 3-year period.