Pediatric neurosurgery
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Pediatric Neurosurgery
)Pediatric Neurosurgery is a subspecialty of
children with operable neurological disorders
.
History
Boston Children's Hospital was the first hospital in the United States with a specialized neurosurgical service for children, established in 1929 by Harvey Cushing and Franc Ingraham.[1][2]
As of 2009, there were fewer than 200 pediatric neurosurgeons in the United States. Approximately 80% of them were male.academic medicine.[4]
See also
- Medical specialties
- Pediatric neuropsychology
References
- ^ Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery (7 ed.). Elsevier. 2017. pp. 1472–1475.
- ^ "Neuroscience Center". Boston's Children Hospital. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- PMID 19119896. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- S2CID 58625535. Retrieved 2 April 2019.