1. Franciscus Sylvius (1614–1672): a historical review

   • R. Shane Tubbs
   • Sanjay Linganna
   • Marios Loukas

   Cover Picture 10 November 2006 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Prof. Fred Epstein

   Obituary 25 November 2006 Pages: 3 - 17

3. Pediatric golf-related head injuries

   • Anthony D. Hockley

   Letter to the Editor 10 November 2006 Pages: 19 - 19

4. Preoperative localization of herniated thoracic discs using myelo-CT guided transpleural puncture: technical note

   • Erwin Cornips
   • Emile Beuls
   • Paul Hofman

   Invited Paper 30 August 2006 Pages: 21 - 26

   

5. Orbital emphysema after endoscopic third ventriculostomy and posterior fossa surgery in the sitting position

   • Juan Solivera
   • Ramón Navarro
   • Josep Maria Costa

   Brief Communication 07 November 2006 Pages: 27 - 29

   

6. Pediatric arteriovenous malformations: a 15-year experience with an emphasis on residual and recurrent lesions

   • Paul Klimo Jr.
   • Ganesh Rao
   • Douglas Brockmeyer

   Original Paper 13 October 2006 Pages: 31 - 37

   

7. Interstitial iodine-125 radiosurgery alone or in combination with microsurgery for pediatric patients with eloquently located low-grade glioma: a pilot study

   • A. Peraud
   • C. Goetz
   • F. W. Kreth

   Original Paper 14 September 2006 Pages: 39 - 46

   

8. Developing a health-related quality of life instrument for childhood brain tumor survivors

   • Jin-Shei Lai
   • David Cella
   • Stewart Goldman

   Original Paper 08 September 2006 Pages: 47 - 57

   

9. Bone mineral density in survivors of childhood brain tumours

   • M. Petraroli
   • E. D’Alessio
   • A. Rossodivita

   Original Paper 13 October 2006 Pages: 59 - 65

   

10. Evaluation of the lumbar and ventricular infusion test in the diagnostic strategy of pediatric hydrocephalus and the therapeutic implications

    • Tina Noergaard Munch
    • Rachid Bech-Azeddine
    • Marianne Juhler

    Original Paper 05 October 2006 Pages: 67 - 71

11. An optical evaluation of the phenomenon of red out in neuroendoscopic surgery: what is the physical background?

    • M. Scholz
    • M. Hofmann
    • A. G. Harders

    Original Paper 13 October 2006 Pages: 73 - 77

    

12. Endoscopy for tuberculous hydrocephalus

    • A. A. Figaji
    • A. G. Fieggen
    • J. C. Peter

    Original Paper 13 October 2006 Pages: 79 - 84

    

13. An alternative approach for management of abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts in children

    • Ricardo Santos de Oliveira
    • Aline Barbosa
    • Hélio Rubens Machado

    Original Paper 30 August 2006 Pages: 85 - 90

    

14. Evaluation of quality of life and clinical status of children operated on for intractable epilepsy

    • Dawid Larysz
    • Patrycja Larysz
    • Marek Mandera

    Original Paper 13 October 2006 Pages: 91 - 97

    

15. Spontaneous disappearance of a suprasellar arachnoid cyst: case report and review of the literature

    • Kyung-Sub Moon
    • Jung-Kil Lee
    • Soo-Han Kim

    Case Report 30 August 2006 Pages: 99 - 104

    

16. Germinoma located in the basal ganglia in an 8-year-old girl

    • O. Klein
    • J. Voirin
    • J. C. Marchal

    Case Report 21 October 2006 Pages: 105 - 108

    

17. Unusual MR presentation of occult spinal dysraphism with lumbosacral lipoma and dermoid cyst

    • Yasushi Miyagi
    • Takato Morioka
    • Tomio Sasaki

    Case Report 26 August 2006 Pages: 109 - 112

    

18. Spinal intramedullary metastasis of medulloblastoma at initial diagnosis

    • Tomoo Inoue
    • Toshihiro Kumabe
    • Teiji Tominaga

    Case Report 28 October 2006 Pages: 113 - 116

    

19. Leptomeninges as a site of relapse in locally controlled, diffuse pontine glioma with review of literature

    • Suruchi Singh
    • Ritu Bhutani
    • Rakesh Jalali

    Case Report 16 September 2006 Pages: 117 - 121

    

20. Successful developmental outcome in intrauterine myelomeningocele repair

    • Helder Zambelli
    • Ricardo Barini
    • Lourenço Sbragia

    Case Report 30 August 2006 Pages: 123 - 126

    

21. Multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the pediatric spine: a case report and literature review

    • S. Vadivelu
    • F. T. Mangano
    • J. R. Leonard

    Case Report 20 September 2006 Pages: 127 - 131

    

22. Radiation-induced brain tumours in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: implications for treatment and surveillance

    • Q. Choudry
    • H. C. Patel
    • D. G. Evans

    Case Report 15 September 2006 Pages: 133 - 136