Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood Craniopharyngioma

Abstract Neurobehavioral problems are seen in children with craniopharyngiomas both before and after treatment, which cause significant morbidity. Behavioral problems include aggressive behavior, hyperphagia, impaired school performance, and poor social behavior. These children have impairment in ps...

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Main Authors: Suravi Patra, Ashok K. Mahapatra
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1558964
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description Abstract Neurobehavioral problems are seen in children with craniopharyngiomas both before and after treatment, which cause significant morbidity. Behavioral problems include aggressive behavior, hyperphagia, impaired school performance, and poor social behavior. These children have impairment in psychosocial functioning and have a poor quality of life. Family members face a lot of difficulty in managing these difficulties. These behavioral problems are difficult to manage even by the health-care givers as there are no evidence-based treatment protocols. Behavioral therapy has been documented to be of benefit in certain cases, and the authors here also demonstrate the usefulness of behavior therapy in managing the behavioral problems of a child who had a successful gross total excision of craniopharyngioma with an otherwise uneventful postoperative course.
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spelling doaj-art-850d5f28d9344b5aba4e2ed7c39c7a342025-08-20T02:08:40ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672015-07-01040211411610.1055/s-0035-1558964Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood CraniopharyngiomaSuravi Patra0Ashok K. Mahapatra1Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaAbstract Neurobehavioral problems are seen in children with craniopharyngiomas both before and after treatment, which cause significant morbidity. Behavioral problems include aggressive behavior, hyperphagia, impaired school performance, and poor social behavior. These children have impairment in psychosocial functioning and have a poor quality of life. Family members face a lot of difficulty in managing these difficulties. These behavioral problems are difficult to manage even by the health-care givers as there are no evidence-based treatment protocols. Behavioral therapy has been documented to be of benefit in certain cases, and the authors here also demonstrate the usefulness of behavior therapy in managing the behavioral problems of a child who had a successful gross total excision of craniopharyngioma with an otherwise uneventful postoperative course.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1558964childhood craniopharyngiomaneurobehavioral disordersmanagement
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Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood Craniopharyngioma
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
childhood craniopharyngioma
neurobehavioral disorders
management
title Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood Craniopharyngioma
title_full Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood Craniopharyngioma
title_fullStr Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood Craniopharyngioma
title_full_unstemmed Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood Craniopharyngioma
title_short Transformation of Snow White to Ugly Duckling: Neurobehavioral Impact of Childhood Craniopharyngioma
title_sort transformation of snow white to ugly duckling neurobehavioral impact of childhood craniopharyngioma
topic childhood craniopharyngioma
neurobehavioral disorders
management
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1558964
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