Search for: [Abstract = "review wasperformed in 28 cases based on medical records and history obtainedfrom parents. . There was also analysis of 14 new cases of childrenwho had been admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery due tocongenital CNS tumors. The material consists of sixteen girls \(38,1%\)and twenty\-six boys \(61,9%\).Each case was analyzed according to symptoms and age of their onsetand diagnosis, duration of symptoms and signs, tumor location,histology of neoplasm, methods of treatment and outcome.Functional outcome was evaluating according to Glasgow OutcomeScale \(GOS\) and Lansky Performance Scale all together and after 1and 5 years from diagnosis., Results All included patients presented symptoms with onset up to the endof the 1st year of age. Two patients were diagnosed during prenatalperiod. After birth the largest group constitute infants up to the end of6 weeks of age according to Ellams’ classification.Median time of duration of symptoms was 4 weeks. Because ofdifferences in duration of symptoms in some cases diagnosis wasmade after 12 months of age if symptoms appeared up to 12 months oflife. Median age of recognition was 32 weeks.The most common presenting sings in children up to 6 weeks of agewere macrocrania and those of increased intracranial pressure whereasin older children focal symptoms were more common. Nearly 60% ofall tumors were located in supratentorial compartment.Ultra"]

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