Neurologist and Neurosurgeon: A ‘Sine Qua Non’ in Paediatric Intracranial Pathology Management

Ammar Natalwala; Pasquale Gallo; Drahoslav Sokol; Jothy Kandasamy; Krishnaraya Kamath Tallur; Ailsa McLennan; Jayakara  Shetty; Richard Chin; Alex Baxter; Paul Eunson; Kenneth McWilliam; Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal

doi:10.5530/bems.10.2.11

Authors

Ammar Natalwala Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Pasquale Gallo Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Drahoslav Sokol Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Jothy Kandasamy Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Krishnaraya Kamath Tallur Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Ailsa McLennan Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Jayakara Shetty Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Richard Chin Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Alex Baxter Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Paul Eunson Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Kenneth McWilliam Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.
Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5530/bems.10.2.11

Keywords:

Challenging paediatric cases, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Team-Based

Abstract

Specialist care providers often treat complex, life-threatening intracranial paediatric pathologies and team-based clinical decisions by neurologists and neurosurgeons are vital for good clinical outcomes. We describe six scenarios highlighting multi-disciplinary team-based management of challenging paediatric conditions which provided successful outcomes. This work may aide future management of similar cases.