1. The long way

   • Vadim Byvaltsev
   • Polina Baradieva
   • Mikail Rybalko

   Cover Picture 23 October 2008 Pages: 1 - 4

   

2. Pediatric neurosurgical centers

   • Concezio Di Rocco

   Editorial 29 October 2008 Pages: 5 - 5

3. Cerebellar mutism after spontaneous intratumoral bleeding involving the upper cerebellar vermis: a contribution to the physiopathogenic interpretation

   • Paolo Frassanito
   • Luca Massimi
   • Concezio Di Rocco

   Case-based Update 19 September 2008 Pages: 7 - 11

   

4. Identification of miRNAs associated with tumorigenesis of retinoblastoma by miRNA microarray analysis

   • Jian-Jun Zhao
   • Juhua Yang
   • Xu Ma

   Original Paper 26 September 2008 Pages: 13 - 20

   

5. Local chemotherapy in the rat brainstem with multiple catheters: a feasibility study

   • U. W. Thomale
   • B. Tyler
   • G. I. Jallo

   Original Paper 09 August 2008 Pages: 21 - 28

   

6. Atypical basal ganglia germinoma presenting as cerebral hemiatrophy: diagnosis and follow-up with ¹¹C-methionine positron emission tomography

   • Jeehun Lee
   • Bo Lyun Lee
   • Munhyang Lee

   Original Paper 19 August 2008 Pages: 29 - 37

   

7. Pediatric glioblastoma cell line shows different patterns of expression of transmembrane ABC transporters after in vitro exposure to vinblastine

   • Elvis Terci Valera
   • Maria Angélica Abdalla de Freitas Cortez
   • Luiz Gonzaga Tone

   Original Paper 23 October 2008 Pages: 39 - 45

   

8. Modulating effect of apolipoprotein E polymorphisms on secondary brain insult and outcome after childhood brain trauma

   • T. Y. M. Lo
   • P. A. Jones
   • R. A. Minns

   Original Paper 07 October 2008 Pages: 47 - 54

   

9. Repair process in spontaneous intradural dissecting aneurysms in children: report of eight patients and review of the literature

   • Dittapong Songsaeng
   • Kittipong Srivatanakul
   • Pierre Lasjaunias

   Original Paper 19 August 2008 Pages: 55 - 62

   

10. Paravertebral malignant tumors of childhood: analysis of 28 pediatric patients

    • Dilek Gunes
    • Kamer Mutafoglu Uysal
    • Nur Olgun

    Original Paper 09 October 2008 Pages: 63 - 69

11. Cervical spine instability following cervical laminectomies for Chiari II malformation: a retrospective cohort study

    • Fred C. Lam
    • Beverly J. Irwin
    • Paul Steinbok

    Original Paper 14 August 2008 Pages: 71 - 76

    

12. Comparison of shunt infection incidence in high-risk subgroups receiving antibiotic-impregnated versus standard shunts

    • Scott L. Parker
    • Frank J. Attenello
    • George I. Jallo

    Original Paper 05 November 2008 Pages: 77 - 83

    

13. Comparison of shunt infection incidence in high-risk subgroups receiving antibiotic-impregnated versus standard shunts

    • G. Tamburrini

    Commentary 05 November 2008 Pages: 85 - 85

14. Optic nerve sheath ultrasound in the assessment of paediatric hydrocephalus

    • David McAuley
    • Anne Paterson
    • Louise Sweeney

    Original Paper 23 September 2008 Pages: 87 - 90

    

15. Shortening of ventricular shunt catheter associated with cranial growth: effect of the frontal and parieto-occipital access route on long-term shunt patency

    • Kuniaki Nakahara
    • Satoru Shimizu
    • Kiyotaka Fujii

    Original Paper 04 September 2008 Pages: 91 - 94

    

16. Early neurosurgical treatment of cephalhaematomas—personal experience and review of the literature

    • Eva Brichtová

    Original Paper 29 October 2008 Pages: 95 - 101

    

17. Sagittal craniosynostosis combined with ossified cephalhematoma—a tricky and demanding puzzle

    • Georges Louis Kaiser
    • Valérie Oesch

    Original Paper 23 October 2008 Pages: 103 - 110

    

18. Infantile spasms in the setting of Sturge–Weber syndrome

    • Massimo Barbagallo
    • Martino Ruggieri
    • Paola Iannetti

    Original Paper 02 October 2008 Pages: 111 - 118

    

19. Arachnoid cyst associated with subdural hematoma: report of three cases and review of the literature

    • Burçak Bilginer
    • Mehmet Bülent Onal
    • Nejat Akalan

    Original Paper 07 October 2008 Pages: 119 - 124

    

20. Cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma presenting with intratumor bleeding, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and subdural hematoma

    • Chang Sub Lee
    • Ji Soon Huh
    • Youn Woo Kim

    Case Report 16 July 2008 Pages: 125 - 128

    

21. Deep sylvian meningioma: a case report and review of literature

    • G. Samson Sujit Kumar
    • Vedantam Rajshekhar

    Case Report 19 August 2008 Pages: 129 - 132

    

22. Unusual cause of acute neurologic deficit in childhood: primary central nervous system vasculitis presenting with basilar arterial occlusion

    • Eren Kale Çekinmez
    • Nurcan Cengiz
    • Yasemin Uslu

    Case Report 09 August 2008 Pages: 133 - 136

    

23. Coexistence of a human tail and congenital dermal sinus associated with lumbosacral lipoma

    • Kazuhiro Samura
    • Takato Morioka
    • Tomio Sasaki

    Case Report 09 August 2008 Pages: 137 - 141

    

24. Seizures continue even after prompt anti-epileptic drug medication in Sturge–Weber syndrome—study from prolonged video electrocoticography, a case report

    • Hidenori Sugano
    • Hajime Nakanishi
    • Hajime Arai

    Case Report 04 September 2008 Pages: 143 - 146

    

25. Acknowledgement and welcome

    Editor's Note 03 December 2008 Pages: 147 - 149