The Management and Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in a Series of Neurosurgical Patients.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted neurosurgical practice worldwide. In Iran, hospitals have halted their routine activities, and most hospital beds have been assigned to COVID-19 patients. Here, we share our experience with 10 neurosurgical cases with confirmed COVID-19.

Prenatal ventriculomegaly: natural course, survival, and neurodevelopmental status.

Objective: Prenatal ventriculomegaly is classified as mild, moderate, or severe based on the atrium diameter. The natural course and intrauterine progression of mild and moderate ventriculomegaly associated with the neurodevelopmental status of these children has been widely reported.

Methods: One hundred twenty-two pregnancies with mild and moderate ventriculomegaly referred to the pediatric neurosurgery clinic of Children's Medical Center between 2010 and 2018 were retrospectively studied.

GAPO syndrome with craniosynostosis and intracranial hypertension.

Background: GAPO (growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, and optic atrophy) as a rare genetic disorder includes growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, and optic atrophy. It was reported to be associated with craniosynostosis and intracranial hypertension.

Case Report: A patient with such a rare disorder associated with multisuture craniosynostosis and headache is presented.

Different Behavior and Response of Staphylococcus Epidermidis and Streptococcus Pneumoniae to a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: An in vitro Study.

Background: Pneumococcal shunt infection is a rare event. There is no consensus on the therapeutic management of this kind of shunt infection according to literature reviews, and it seems to be different from infection with Staphylococcus epidermidis. We studied 2 shunted patients with pneumococcal meningitis, both of whom were treated with only antibiotics.