Developmental Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Pediatric/Developmental Neurosurgery Links | BGSM Neurosurgeons

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit specializes in the surgical treatment of pediatric brain and spinal tumors--in conjunction with a team including pedatric neuroncologists and pediatric medical oncologists. Surgery of developmental anomalies presenting prenatally, in infancy, childhood, or adulthood including tethered spinal cord, spina bifida, syringomyelia (syrinx), myelomeningocele, hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, lipoma, dermal sinus, encephalocele, aqueductal stenosis, myeloschisis, lipomyelomeningocele, split cord malformation, diastematomyelia, Klippel-Feil syndrome, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts [including ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) and ventriculo atrial (VA) shunts], Dandy-Walker cyst, and Arnold-Chiari malformation are also a focus of this group of neurosurgeons. Related Indexes The WFUSM Epilepsy Index The WFUSM Hydrocephalus Index The WFUSM Spina Bifida/Myelodysplasia Index The WFUSM Forest Chiari/Syrinx Index The General Disability Links The WFUSM Neurosurgery Brain Tumor Index has more information on the treatment of tumors of the brain or spine and support for patients, family, and other caregivers. The WFUSM Neurosurgery Meningioma Index has more information on the treatment of benign tumors of the brain or spine such as meningioma and hemangioblastoma. The WFUSM Neurosurgery Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Index Homepage has more information on the treatment of arteriovenous malformations of the brain and spine. WFUSM Neurosurgery Neurogenetics Index: Information on Neurofibromatosis type I (Von Recklinghausen's Disease), type II (bilateral vestibular schwannomatosis), Von Hippel-Lindau disease (hemangioblastoma) and tuberous sclerosis (subependymal giant cell astrocytoma). General Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery Links Child-Neuro Links from the University of Wisconsin For an interactive discussion of child neurology see the MGH Neurolgy WebForum. (Select Child Neurology). Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (NINDS)