Paediatric Neurosurgery

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Our Paediatric Neurosurgical Services, as part of the Division of Neurosurgery, provide care for our paediatric neurosurgical patients. Our clinical management and outcomes are benchmarked against academic paediatric neurosurgical units around the world.

Our Team

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We work closely with our paediatricians and surgeons from other affiliated medical and surgical services such as Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Paediatric General Surgery, Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Diagnostic Imaging (Neuroradiology) to provide care for our young patients.

Director of Paediatric Neurosurgical Services & Consultant: Asst Prof Vincent Nga

Our Services

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We manage a wide range of neurosurgical conditions and provide a comprehensive range of neurosurgical services including:

Paediatric Neuro-oncology

Brain tumours such as pilocytic astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma, haemangioblastoma and brainstem tumours
Spine tumours

Hydrocephalus

Congenital hydrocephalus
Acquired hydrocephalus

Neuro-trauma

Traumatic brain injuries
Traumatic spine injuries

Neurovascular Surgery

Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) – surgical, endovascular and gamma knife radiosurgery treatment
Cerebral aneurysms – surgical clipping and endovascular coiling or stenting
Moyamoya disease or syndrome – direct and indirect revascularisation
Congenital vascular abnormalities – surgical and endovascular treatment

Neuro-endoscopic Surgery

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus coagulation
Endoscopic intraventricular tumours biopsy and/or excision
Endoscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery

Craniofacial Surgery

Cranioplasty – autologous and synthetic materials
Craniosynostosis – vault reconstruction, endoscopic strip craniectomy

Functional Neurosurgery

Epilepsy surgery – functional hemispherectomy, corpus callosotomy, selective amygydalohippocampectomy, lesionectomy, vagal nerve stimulator insertion
Primary dystonia – Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Spasticity – Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) Pump

Paediatric Spine Surgery

Congenital – spinal bifida, spinal dysraphism, Chiari malformation
Acquired – trauma, tumours

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Gamma knife radiosurgery

What To Expect At Your First Appointment?

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At your first appointment, your child will be seen by our neurosurgeon specialising in paediatrics, who will conduct a comprehensive review of his or her neurosurgical condition or problem. Thereafter, subsequent tests like blood investigations or diagnostic imaging may be arranged depending on the condition or problem.

We also provide a 24-hour emergency neurosurgical service. Our Children's Emergency is staffed by paediatricians of different specialties.