A survey of paediatric epilepsy surgery in Asia and Australasia.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to define the scope of paediatric epilepsy surgery performed in Asia and Australasia.

Methods: Representative surgeons from each county were emailed a survey about paediatric epilepsy surgery as it is practiced in their country. The survey covered topics including what investigations, operations and number of surgeries are performed and by whom (adult or paediatric neurosurgeons).

False alarms and the burden of shunt failure in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus: a longitudinal study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the burden of CSF shunt failure and false alarms on pediatric patients with hydrocephalus, their caregivers, and the healthcare system.

Methods: This retrospective longitudinal study examined pediatric patients who underwent CSF shunt procedures at Auckland City Hospital from January 2014 to December 2019. The study included patients aged 18 years or younger living within the hospital's catchment area.

Optic neuropathy from hypovitaminosis A in a series of children with severe dietary restrictions.

Aim: Hypovitaminosis A is a leading cause of preventable childhood blindness, especially in developing nations. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble essential micronutrient that serves vital functions in the visual system and in regulating bone resorption. We report on a series of four children with mixed nutritional and compressive optic neuropathy and provide a review of the literature.

Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve injury associated with an aberrant right subclavian artery: a case report.

Background: Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is a recognised complication of surgery in the neck. The presence of a non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) significantly increases the risks of a nerve injury. Given that NRLNs are strongly associated with vascular abnormalities that can be visualised on preoperative imaging, we describe a case to raise awareness of this association with the aim of reducing the risk of iatrogenic nerve injury.

Involvement of the tumour necrosis factor receptor system in glioblastoma cell death induced by palbociclib-heptamethine cyanine dye conjugate.

Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumour in adults. The development of anti-brain cancer agents are challenged by the blood-brain barrier and the resistance conferred by the local tumour microenvironment. Heptamethine cyanine dyes (HMCDs) are a class of near-infrared fluorescence compounds that have recently emerged as promising agents for drug delivery.