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The clinical presentation and perioperative and intraoperative anesthetic management of a child with craniopharyngioma are reviewed. Other topics covered in this chapter include discussion of spinal dysraphism, neurofibromatosis, and the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale.

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  1. Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Thomas J. Mancuso MD, FAAP (Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Associate Professor of Anaesthesia)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Thomas J. Mancuso MD, FAAP (Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Associate Professor of Anaesthesia)

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  1. Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Robert S. Holzman

  2. Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Thomas J. Mancuso

  3. Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Joseph P. Cravero

  4. Senior Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia, Chief Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    James A. DiNardo

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Mancuso, T.J. (2017). Neuroanesthesia. In: Holzman, R., Mancuso, T., Cravero, J., DiNardo, J. (eds) Pediatric Anesthesiology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48448-8_11

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