The Scanty Knowledge of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Infants.

Introduction: Hydrocephalus (HCP) remains one of the commonest pathologies treated in developing countries. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has become the alternative to shunt-divergen procedures in the treatment of many pathologies of the cerebral fluid in the brain. Age has been considered a limitation to perform the procedure, we started to perform ETV In younger patients earlier than many other units.

Unusual anatomic location of a primary intracranial yolk sac tumor.

A nongerminomatous germ cell tumor occurring in the brain parenchyma is extremely rare. A 2-year-old boy presented with symptoms of abnormal movements in the hand and mouth. MRI scanning revealed a lesion occupying the left temporoparietal region.

Neural tube defects in newborns.

Objective: The aim of this study was to review cases of neural tube defect with special focus on presentation, epidemiology and clinical presentation. Management with complications and results of surgery were discussed.

Methods: Ninety-three cases, born with neural tube defect (spina bifida aperta) were operated upon in our unit at King Hussein Medical Centre, Amman, Jordan, from June 1997 to October 2000.