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Should pediatric neurosurgeons still manage neurotrauma today?
1Division of Neurosurgery, University of Cape Town, H53 OMB Groote Schuur Hospital Observatory, 7925 Cape Town, South Africa. Jonathan.Peter@uct.ac.za
Introduction:
Neurotrauma remains a major global burden of injury, especially for young patients, and will consequently always be a condition that pediatric neurosurgeons are called upon to treat. However, the face of modern neurotrauma management is changing, presenting important challenges to today's pediatric neurosurgeons.
Objective:
This article summarizes some of the issues in neurotrauma facing clinicians whose responsibility it is to treat these children.
Conclusion:
It is up to the individual neurosurgeon to familiarize him- or herself with the emerging literature on the modern management of pediatric neurotrauma.
