Abstract
Introduction
It might be presumed that the discipline of pediatric neurosurgery is as youthful as the patients it serves. But this subspecialty of neurosurgery is at least 50 years old.
Discussion
This 2003 Donald D. Matson Memorial Lecture will examine the growth and development of children’s neurosurgical care from the aspects of its identity and continuing educational activity, the impact of technology, outcome measures, and the role of public advocacy.
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Presented at the Pediatric Sections of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, Calif., 30 April 2003
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Humphreys, R.P. The modernization of pediatric neurosurgery. Childs Nerv Syst 20, 18–22 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0838-6
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