In the Paediatric Neurosurgery Department of St. Luke's Hospital, we provide advanced clinical care with emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. Diseases and disorders of the brain, spine and nervous system often involve severe symptoms and require complex surgical treatments.

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Paediatric neurosurgery is a subspecialty of neurosurgery with a long history. Specialised anaesthesiologists with many years of experience in the field also collaborate with paediatric neurosurgeons. 

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To whom is the department addressed?

In the Department, we treat a wide range of paediatric neurologic diseases. The department is addressed to children and adolescents with diseases and disorders that require neurosurgical treatment, such as:

Malformations

• Encephalocele, Myelomeningocele, Lipomyelomenungocele
• Tethered cord syndrome
  
• Dandy Walker syndrome
• Arachnoid cyst
• Non-syndromic craniosynostosis
• Craniofacial syndromes
• Chiari Dysplasia
• Achondroplasia
• Vascular diseases

Hydrocephalus

• Obstructive hydrocephalus
• Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus
• Shunt infection
  
• Neuroendoscopy

Trauma and benign lesions

• Traumatic brain injuries
• Perinatal brachial plexus injury
  
• Spinal injuries
• Abscess
• Cerebral palsy
• Spasticity (ITB)
• Disc herniation, spondylolisthesis

Tumours

• Hypothalamic glioma
• Stem cells tumour
  
• Choroid plexus tumour
• Ependymoma
• Myeloblastoma
• Astrocytomas
• Brainstem glioma
• Spinal tumour
  
• Craniopharyngioma
• Fetal tumour

Epilepsy

• Preoperative assessment
• Electrode implantation - mapping
• Temporal and extratemporal resection
• Hemispherotomy

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As pointed out by the experienced neurosurgeon Dr. Vasilios Zountsas, paediatric cases are very demanding and there is need for extensive experience of the medical team.

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Case Report:

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