Search results for: Frederick A. Boop

Items from 1 to 20 out of 53 results

article

Creation of a successful multidisciplinary course in pediatric neuro‐oncology with a systematic approach to curriculum development

Daniel C. Moreira, Amar Gajjar, Zoltan Patay, Frederick A. Boop, more

Cancer > 127 > 7 > 1126 - 1133

Background The St Jude Global Academy Neuro‐Oncology Training Seminar (NOTS) is a hybrid course in pediatric neuro‐oncology specifically designed for physicians from low‐income and middle‐income countries. Methods The curriculum for the course was created by conducting a targeted needs assessment that evaluated 11 domains of care for children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors. The targeted...

article

Treatment‐related calvarial lesions in pediatric brain tumor survivors

David Wallace, Douglas R. Taylor, Haitao Pan, Scott Hwang, more

Pediatric Blood & Cancer > 67 > 6 > n/a - n/a

Background Despite improved survival, many pediatric brain tumor survivors receiving radiation therapy (RT) experience late effects. Procedure To study calvarial lesions in this population, we retrospectively reviewed records of patients undergoing neurosurgical evaluation for calvarial bone lesions detected in posttreatment follow‐up imaging at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Primary tumor...

article

Evaluating pediatric spinal low-grade gliomas: a 30-year retrospective analysis

Steven S. Carey, Zsila Sadighi, Shengjie Wu, Jason Chiang, more

Journal of Neuro-Oncology > 2019 > 145 > 3 > 519-529

Purpose Most pediatric spinal tumors are low-grade gliomas (LGGs). Characterization of these tumors has been difficult given their heterogeneity and rare incidence. The objective was to characterize such tumors diagnosed at our institution. Methods Spinal tumors diagnosed in our pediatric patients between 1984 and 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. Demographics, presentation, pathology, imaging,...

article

Long-term visual acuity outcomes after radiation therapy for sporadic optic pathway glioma

Sahaja Acharya, Sophia Quesada, Kenneth Coca, Cody Richardson, more

Journal of Neuro-Oncology > 2019 > 144 > 3 > 603-610

Purpose Children with sporadic optic pathway glioma (OPG) commonly experience a decline in visual acuity (VA). This study aimed to quantify long-term VA outcomes after definitive radiation therapy (RT). Methods From 1997 to 2017, 41 patients underwent RT for OPG and had baseline VA testing. All patients underwent serial VA testing every 3–6 months during the first 5 years and annually thereafter...

article

Management of Chiari malformations: opinions from different centers—a review

David S. Hersh, Mari L. Groves, Frederick A. Boop

Child's Nervous System > 2019 > 35 > 10 > 1869-1873

Purpose Surgical decision-making in Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) patients tends to depend on the presence of neurological signs and symptoms, syringomyelia, and/or scoliosis, but significant variability exists from center to center. Here, we review the symptoms of CM-I in children and provide an overview of the differences in opinion regarding surgical indications, preferred surgical techniques,...

article

The use of 5-aminolevulinic acid in resection of pediatric brain tumors: a critical review

Chenran Zhang, Frederick A. Boop, John Ruge

Journal of Neuro-Oncology > 2019 > 141 > 3 > 567-573

The compound, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is approved for fluorescence-guided resections of malignant gliomas in Europe and other countries for use in adults, but not for children. The application of 5-ALA in children remains an off-label use. Several case reports on fluorescence-guided surgery use in children have been published, yet no prospective study has been conducted. Here we systematically...

article

Outcomes After Reirradiation for Recurrent Pediatric Intracranial Ependymoma

Derek S. Tsang, Elizabeth Burghen, Paul Klimo, Frederick A. Boop, more

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics > 2018 > 100 > 2 > 507-515

To determine the long-term outcomes and the optimal dose and volume for reirradiation of recurrent pediatric ependymoma.Patients with recurrent ependymoma treated with a second course of fractionated radiation therapy (RT2) were reviewed retrospectively. Eligible patients had localized, intracranial ependymoma at initial diagnosis that was treated with focal radiation (RT1) without craniospinal irradiation...

article

Hemangioblastomas of the Posterior Cranial Fossa in Adults: Demographics, Clinical, Morphologic, Pathologic, Surgical Features, and Outcomes. A Systematic Review

Marin Kuharic, Dragan Jankovic, Bruno Splavski, Frederick A. Boop, more

World Neurosurgery > 2018 > 110 > C > e1049-e1062

Posterior cranial fossa (PCF) hemangioblastomas are benign, highly vascularized, and well-differentiated tumors with well-described histopathologic features. Although relatively rare, this tumor is the most prevalent primary tumor of the cerebellum in adults.Because the demographics of patients with such a tumor (as well as the clinical, morphologic, pathologic, surgical features, and outcomes) are...

article

Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Instrumented Allograft Fusion: Lordosis Restoration and Comparison of Functional Outcomes among Patients of Different Age Groups

Dario Muzević, Bruno Splavski, Frederick A. Boop, Kenan I. Arnautović

World Neurosurgery > 2018 > 109 > C > e233-e243

To investigate clinical parameters of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) treatment and outcomes using osseous allografts in different age groups, study the postoperative results of restoration of lordosis, and evaluate the utility of bone allografts for ACDF, including graft subsidence.We reviewed data from 154 patients with clinical symptoms and radiologic signs of disc herniation and/or...

article

The effects of type I interferon on glioblastoma cancer stem cells

Ziyun Du, Chun Cai, Michelle Sims, Frederick A. Boop, more

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications > 2017 > 491 > 2 > 343-348

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly invasive brain tumors that are extremely deadly. The highly aggressive nature of GBM as well as its heterogeneity at the molecular and cellular levels has been attributed to a rare subpopulation of GBM stem-like cells (GSCs). Interferons (IFNs) are a family of endogenous antiviral proteins that have anticancer activity in vitro, and have been used clinically to treat...

article

First Report of Coexistence of Two Ectopic Pituitary Tumors: Rathke Cleft Cyst and Silent Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Adenoma

Mirza Pojskić, Blazej Zbytek, Neal S. Beckford, Frederick A. Boop, more

World Neurosurgery > 2017 > 104 > C > 1048.e1-1048.e7

Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) and pituitary adenomas (PAs) are thought to have a common embryonic ancestry; however, PAs with a concomitant RCC inside the sella turcica are rarely observed. Ectopic pituitary tumors are also rare.We present the case of a 65-year-old woman with an ectopic RCC in the sphenoid sinus and outside the sella turcica concomitant with an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-staining,...

article

Neurocognitive functioning in pediatric craniopharyngioma: performance before treatment with proton therapy

Ashley S. Fournier-Goodnight, Jason M. Ashford, Thomas E. Merchant, Frederick A. Boop, more

Journal of Neuro-Oncology > 2017 > 134 > 1 > 97-105

The goal of this study was to investigate the impact of patient-, disease-, and treatment-related variables upon neurocognitive outcomes in pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma prior to treatment with proton therapy or observation after radical resection. For all participants (N = 104), relevant clinical and demographic variables were attained and neurocognitive evaluations completed prior to...

article

Primary Seeding of Myxopapillary Ependymoma: Different Disease in Adult Population? Case Report and Review of Literature

Nickalus R. Khan, Matthew VanLandingham, Thomas O'Brien, Frederick A. Boop, more

World Neurosurgery > 2017 > 99 > C > 812.e21-812.e26

Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is a slow-growing tumor, occurring most often in adults. It originates from the filum terminale in the area of the conus medullaris and cauda equina and is considered a benign lesion. Despite this classification, however, recurrence after both partial and gross total resection is well known. In the pediatric population, primary MPE seeding and generally more aggressive...

article

Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Movement Disorders in Childhood Thalamic Tumors

Zsila S. Sadighi, Jennifer Zabrowski, Frederick A. Boop, Alberto Broniscer, more

Pediatric Neurology > 2016 > 65 > C > 71-77

We studied the outcomes of movement disorders that were associated with childhood thalamic tumors.We retrospectively reviewed 83 children with thalamic tumors treated at our institution from 1996 to 2013 to document the incidence and outcome of movement disorders. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to analyze the involvement of thalamic nuclei, and three instruments were used to rate the severity...

article

Epilepsy surgery for pediatric low-grade gliomas of the cerebral hemispheres: neurosurgical considerations and outcomes

Matthew T. Brown, Frederick A. Boop

Child's Nervous System > 2016 > 32 > 10 > 1923-1930

Introduction Pediatric low-grade tumors are found in roughly 1–3 % of patients with childhood epilepsy; seizures associated with these tumors are often medically refractory and often present a significant morbidity, greater than the presence of the tumor itself. Discussion The unique morbidity of the seizures often requires an epilepsy surgical approach over a standard oncologic resection to achieve...

article

Language mapping using high gamma electrocorticography, fMRI, and TMS versus electrocortical stimulation

Abbas Babajani-Feremi, Shalini Narayana, Roozbeh Rezaie, Asim F. Choudhri, more

Clinical Neurophysiology > 2016 > 127 > 3 > 1822-1836

The aim of the present study was to compare localization of the language cortex using cortical stimulation mapping (CSM), high gamma electrocorticography (hgECoG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).Language mapping using CSM, hgECoG, fMRI, and TMS were compared in nine patients with epilepsy. Considering CSM as reference, we compared language...

chapter

Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity

Frederick A. Boop

Pediatric Hydrocephalus > 121-131

While improvements in the resuscitation and management of the premature neonate have led to increased survival among very-low-birth-weight infants, brain damage related to intraventricular hemorrhage of prematurity (IVHP) continues to account for significant health care expenditure in the United States. It has been estimated that in 1992 dollars, $7.4 billion was spent in caring for survivors of low...

article

Quantitative imaging analysis of posterior fossa ependymoma location in children

Noah D. Sabin, Thomas E. Merchant, Xingyu Li, Yimei Li, more

Child's Nervous System > 2016 > 32 > 8 > 1441-1447

Purpose Imaging descriptions of posterior fossa ependymoma in children have focused on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal and local anatomic relationships with imaging location only recently used to classify these neoplasms. We developed a quantitative method for analyzing the location of ependymoma in the posterior fossa, tested its effectiveness in distinguishing groups of tumors, and examined...

article

Effects of Surgery and Proton Therapy on Cerebral White Matter of Craniopharyngioma Patients

Jinsoo Uh, Thomas E. Merchant, Yimei Li, Xingyu Li, more

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics > 2015 > 93 > 1 > 64-71

The purpose of this study was to determine radiation dose effect on the structural integrity of cerebral white matter in craniopharyngioma patients receiving surgery and proton therapy.Fifty-one patients (2.1-19.3 years of age) with craniopharyngioma underwent surgery and proton therapy in a prospective therapeutic trial. Anatomical magnetic resonance images acquired after surgery but before proton...

article

Optic pathway glioma in children: does visual deficit correlate with radiology in focal exophytic lesions?

Kristian Aquilina, David J. Daniels, Helen Spoudeas, Kim Phipps, more

Child's Nervous System > 2015 > 31 > 11 > 2041-2049

Purpose Unlike pilocytic astrocytomas in other parts of the brain, optic pathway gliomas (OPG) are usually diffuse lesions involving the anterior optic pathways and hypothalamus. Their infiltrative nature often precludes complete surgical resection. We sought to determine whether careful magnetic resonance (MR) analysis, correlated with visual deficits, could be sufficient to identify those focal...

Publication date

Set your own date range

INFONA - science communication portal

Search results for: Frederick A. Boop

Creation of a successful multidisciplinary course in pediatric neuro‐oncology with a systematic approach to curriculum development

Treatment‐related calvarial lesions in pediatric brain tumor survivors

Evaluating pediatric spinal low-grade gliomas: a 30-year retrospective analysis

Long-term visual acuity outcomes after radiation therapy for sporadic optic pathway glioma

Management of Chiari malformations: opinions from different centers—a review

The use of 5-aminolevulinic acid in resection of pediatric brain tumors: a critical review

Outcomes After Reirradiation for Recurrent Pediatric Intracranial Ependymoma

Hemangioblastomas of the Posterior Cranial Fossa in Adults: Demographics, Clinical, Morphologic, Pathologic, Surgical Features, and Outcomes. A Systematic Review

Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Instrumented Allograft Fusion: Lordosis Restoration and Comparison of Functional Outcomes among Patients of Different Age Groups

The effects of type I interferon on glioblastoma cancer stem cells

First Report of Coexistence of Two Ectopic Pituitary Tumors: Rathke Cleft Cyst and Silent Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Adenoma

Neurocognitive functioning in pediatric craniopharyngioma: performance before treatment with proton therapy

Primary Seeding of Myxopapillary Ependymoma: Different Disease in Adult Population? Case Report and Review of Literature

Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Movement Disorders in Childhood Thalamic Tumors

Epilepsy surgery for pediatric low-grade gliomas of the cerebral hemispheres: neurosurgical considerations and outcomes

Language mapping using high gamma electrocorticography, fMRI, and TMS versus electrocortical stimulation

Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity

Quantitative imaging analysis of posterior fossa ependymoma location in children

Effects of Surgery and Proton Therapy on Cerebral White Matter of Craniopharyngioma Patients

Optic pathway glioma in children: does visual deficit correlate with radiology in focal exophytic lesions?

Filter options

Publication date

Content availability

Publication type

Keywords

Data set

Journal

INFONA - science communication portal

Search results for: Frederick A. Boop

Add recipient

Sending message cancelled

Are you sure you want to cancel sending this message?

Send message

Filter options

Publication date

Date range setting

Set the date range to filter the displayed results. You can set a starting date, ending date or both. You can enter the dates manually or choose them from the calendar.

Content availability

Publication type

Keywords

Data set

Journal

Reporting an error / abuse

Sending the report failed

Accessibility options