Fetal and Perinatal Neurology

This volume offers a broad survey of current research in foetal and perinatal neurology and assesses the most recent developments in the diagnosis and therapy of problematic neurological disorders. Recorded from an international symposium, the contributiors cover subjects from the application of advances in molecular genetics to ethical issues in child neurology. Two special award lectures review autism as a syndrome of neurological dysfunction and the physiological and pathophysiological roles of excitatory amino acids during central nervous system development. Providing access to international investigations, this book serves as a guide to progress being made in both general areas and specific problems as well as to future research directions.