The majority of spine surgeons prefer to decompress the acutely injured spinal cord within 24 hours. The majority of spine surgeons prefer to decompress the cervical spine for patients with complete or incomplete cervical SCI within 24 hours. Early decompression (within 24 hours) should be considered as part of the therapeutic management of any patient with SCI, particularly those with cervical SCI. Very early decompression (within 12 hours) should be considered for a patient with an incomplete cervical SCI (with the possible exception of central cord syndrome).

The HOQ for children with hydrocephalus demonstrated excellent reliability and validity properties. This tool will be valuable for a wide range of clinical research projects in pediatric hydrocephalus.

Spinal cord compression resulted in an increase in volume of activation (VOA) within the precentral gyrus (PrCG) and a loss of VOA within the postcentral gyrus (PoCG) in comparison to controls. Surgical decompression results in cortical reorganization with enlarging VOA within both the PrCG and PoCG.

Desmoplastic fibroma of the cranium is rare. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice.