Child and Adolescent Neurology
Neurology/Psychiatry Access Series
3rd Edition
Published in April 1997
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-0-8151-2320-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text offers a clinically oriented guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the problems likely to be encountered in practice. The first section provides proven methods for assessing and evaluating the severity of a patient's condition, and the second describes specific diseases and disorders. The third section goes on to concentrate on common clinical problems and solutions for managing them. Throughout the text strong coverage is provided on cognitive disorders and learning and development disabilities and how they affect pre- and school-age children.
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Series
Edition
3rd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
189 ills
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1761 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8151-2320-0 (9780815123200)
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Content
I. Pediatric Neurologic Evaluation 1. Neurologic History 2. The Neurologic Examination of the Newborn and Infant 3. The Neurologic Examination of the Young Child 4. The Neurologic Examination of the School-Age and Adolescent Child 5. Neurodiagnostic Laboratory Procedures The Electroencephalogram Electrodiagnosis of the Motor Unit Event-Related Potential Assessment of Sensory System Integrity Neuroimaging Techniques II. General Pediatric Neurologic Diseases and Disorders 6. Toxic and Metabolic Encephalopathies 7. Traumatic Encephalopathies 8. The Epilepsies 9. Movement Disorders in Childhood 10. Infections of the Central Nervous System 11. Vascular Disease 12. Inborn Errors of Metabolism I: Neurologic Degenerative Diseases 13. Inborn Errors of Metabolism II: Disorders of Purine and Amino Acid Metabolism 14. Neoplastic Diseases 15. Neuromuscular Diseases 16. Neurocutaneous Syndromes of the Dermal Pigmentary Unit 17. Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System 18. Disorders of Motor Execution I: Cerebral Palsy 19. Disorders of Motor Execution II: Higher-Order Motor Deficits 20. Disorders of Higher Cortical Function in the Preschooler 21. Disorders of Higher Cortical Function in School-Age Children III. Common Pediatric Neurologic Problems 22. Coma 23. Headaches 24. Febrile Seizures 25. The Hyperactive Child 26. Sleep Disorders Apnea Syndromes