[Evaluation of one year experience with cerebral tomodensitometry in pediatric neurology]

Cerebral tomography allows the delineation of areas modified by edema or necrosis, the visualization of calcifications undetectable by standard x-ray examination, extra- or intra-cerebral blood effusions and neoformations of the cerebrum or of its envelopes. It also reveals slight or localized cerebral atrophies that other neuro-radiologic techniques sometimes failed to detect. It appears therefore worthwhile to reconsider pediatric neurology according to this new type of investigation. Its sole difficulty in young children, is the requirement of a half hour immobility, best obtained by general anesthesia. However, the rapid improvements of this technique will probably permit to overcome this slight drawback.