Neurological Problems in Childhood
eBook - ePub

Neurological Problems in Childhood

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Neurological Problems in Childhood

About this book

Neurological Problems in Childhood focuses on developmentally deviating and disabled children. This book provides an explicit and a well-balanced analyses and compilations of signs and symptoms of neurological problems, and how to deal with them in the examination room. Organized into 14 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the process of neurological examination relevant to the neonate and the infant. This text then discusses the significance of obtaining a careful description of symptoms and the need to question the child as well as the parents. Other chapters consider the variety of disorders that are genetically determined. This book discusses as well the abnormalities at birth due to faults in the early growth and development of the body. The final chapter deals with the advances in the field of genetics that contribute to the management of neurological diseases. This book is a valuable resource for pediatric neurologists, general pediatricians, and public health physicians.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Dedication
  5. Copyright
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Chapter 1: The neurological examination
  10. Chapter 2: Some presenting symptoms and signs
  11. Chapter 3: Certain genetically-determined conditions
  12. Chapter 4: Developmental abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord
  13. Chapter 5: Disorders of mental development
  14. Chapter 6: Specific disorders of learning
  15. Chapter 7: Disorders and diseases of the motor system
  16. Chapter 8: Cerebral palsy
  17. Chapter 9: Epilepsy
  18. Chapter 10: Infections of the nervous system
  19. Chapter 11: Degenerative cerebral diseases
  20. Chapter 12: Neurological disorders complicating general medical conditions; and neurosurgical problems
  21. Chapter 13: Emotional and functional disorders
  22. Chapter 14: Envoi
  23. Index