1. Regarding some aspects of the positive and negative effects of ionizing and medical treatment of pediatric brain tumors

   • Paola Iannetti
   • Luciano A. Basile
   • Luciana Chessa

   Letter to the Editor Pages: 371 - 375

2. Observations on electrical stimulation of lumbosacral nerve roots in children with and without lower limb spasticity

   • Paul Steinbok
   • Lisa Langill
   • Robert Keyes

   Original Papers Pages: 376 - 382

3. Central neurocytoma: its differentiation from intraventricular oligodendroglioma

   • Siu Tsan Yuen
   • Ching Fai Fung
   • Suet Yi Leung

   Original Papers Pages: 383 - 388

4. Congenital spinal cord astrocytomas

   • Bruce A. Kaufman
   • T. S. Park

   Original Papers Pages: 389 - 393

5. Histological changes in the midbrain around the aqueduct in congenital hydrocephalic rat LEW/Jms

   • Hiroshi Yamada
   • Shizuo Oi
   • Katsuko Sudo

   Original Papers Pages: 394 - 398

6. Editorial comment

   • D. Schiffer

   Original Papers Pages: 398 - 398

7. Expanding cranioplasty for craniosynostosis and allied disorders

   • Koreaki Mori
   • Takashi Sakamoto
   • Kunihiro Nakai

   Original Papers Pages: 399 - 405

8. Premature fractures of platinum-cured Silastic shunts

   • D. Bruce Ramsey
   • William M. Chadduck

   Original Papers Pages: 406 - 410

9. Management of brain abscess in children: review of 130 cases over a period of 21 years

   • İsmail H. Tekkök
   • Aykut Erbengi

   Original Papers Pages: 411 - 416

10. Perioperative rifampin/trimethoprim in cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery

    • Anthony J. Raimondi

    Editorial Comment Pages: 417 - 418

11. New head-prone position for posterior fossa surgery in infants with severe hydrocephalus

    • Mark Rayport
    • John T. Martin

    Advances in Operative Techniques Pages: 419 - 421

12. Congenital cerebral venous dysgenesis

    • I. Kato
    • R. Shirane
    • T. Yoshimoto

    Case Reports Pages: 422 - 425

13. Vertebrobasilar infarcts in infancy: a case report and review of the literature

    • P. Luchini
    • F. Guida
    • P. Longatti

    Case Reports Pages: 426 - 429

14. Book review

    • Massimo Caldarelli

    BookReview Pages: 430 - 430

15. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 430 - 430