Robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy of pediatric brainstem and thalamic lesions.
Gupta M, Chan TM, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Yekula A, Sanchez CE, Elster JD, Crawford JR, Levy ML, Gonda DD. Robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy of pediatric brainstem and thalamic lesions. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2020, 27: 317-324. PMID: 33361479, DOI: 10.3171/2020.7.peds20373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBiopsyBrain NeoplasmsBrain StemBrain Stem NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGliomaHematomaHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMalePatient PositioningPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresStereotaxic TechniquesThalamic DiseasesThalamusYoung AdultConceptsRobot-assisted biopsiesStereotactic biopsyPediatric brainstemThalamic lesionsLesional tissueMajor adverse outcomesLarge clinical seriesRady Children's HospitalBiopsy of tumorsDiagnostic success rateDeep midline structuresAsymptomatic hematomaCranial neuropathiesConsecutive patientsThalamic tumorsAdverse outcomesChildren's HospitalClinical seriesDiencephalic tumorsPermanent deficitsSurgeon preferenceInstitutional experienceRetrospective analysisBiopsyBrainstemClinical and genetic characterization of patients with Pierre Robin sequence and spinal disease: review of the literature and novel terminal 10q deletion
Yekula A, Grant C, Gupta M, Santiago-Dieppa DR, Duddleston PJ, Gonda D, Levy M. Clinical and genetic characterization of patients with Pierre Robin sequence and spinal disease: review of the literature and novel terminal 10q deletion. Child's Nervous System 2020, 36: 1367-1377. PMID: 32399800, PMCID: PMC7300078, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04642-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPierre Robin sequenceSpinal diseaseTethered cordEarly genetic testingMagnetic resonance imagingOutpatient checkupsPRS patientsAirway obstructionNeurological assessmentPatient populationRobin sequenceClinical managementDisease burdenSpinal cordMotor functionSacral dimpleSpinal disordersSpinal pathologyPatientsSystematic reviewTerminal deletionResonance imagingClinical screeningChromosome 10qGenetic syndromes