Innovations in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Techniques and Outcomes

Pediatric neurological diseases are of paramount importance, especially considering their profound impact on the youngest patients. Surgical innovations continue to evolve as critical solutions in addressing these complex conditions, providing new hopes and challenges in pediatric healthcare. As technology and medical understanding progress, the role of surgery becomes increasingly vital, not only for immediate treatment success but also for long-term quality of life improvements. Despite advances, the need remains for enhanced techniques and better understanding of surgical outcomes in these vulnerable patients.

This research topic aims to explore the frontiers of surgical management in pediatric neurological disorders. The principal focus is to assess and improve surgical interventions that enhance neurodevelopmental outcomes and overall life quality. Specifically, we intend to scrutinize novel surgical treatments, enhance perioperative protocols, and optimize postoperative care to ensure comprehensive patient recovery and health.

To gather further insights into the boundaries of surgical pediatric neurology, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:

• Diagnosis, treatment options, and prognosis for neurological malformations in children
• Mechanisms underlying hydrocephalus and surgical interventions for cerebrospinal fluid disorders
• Advanced treatments and outcome measures for pediatric brain tumors
• Surgical techniques for managing functional disorders such as epilepsy and dystonia
• Interventional approaches for pediatric vascular anomalies
• Strategies for the surgical management of spinal and spinal cord issues in children
• Optimizing perioperative care and anesthesia in pediatric neurosurgery
• Techniques for postoperative rehabilitation and enhancing neurodevelopmental outcomes

By compiling high-quality research submissions, this topic seeks to build a comprehensive resource that aids clinicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers in improving and innovating the surgical treatment of pediatric neurological diseases, guiding future research directions and clinical practices.

Keywords: Pediatric neurosurgery, Pediatric nervous system formation, Pediatric brain tumors, Hydrocephalus, Intracranial Cyst, Pediatric Functional Neurosurgery

Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.