A Handbook of Neurological Investigations in Children
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A Handbook of Neurological Investigations in Children

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A Handbook of Neurological Investigations in Children

About this book

Neurological disorders in children are common: families want to know what is wrong, why it happened, and whether it will happen again. Management and treatment depend on establishing the diagnosis, which usually requires investigations, but the number of possible neurological investigations is now very large indeed, and uncritical investigations may be seriously misleading and often costly.This book, based on the authors' vast combined personal experience, gives practical guidance on how to target any specific condition with the minimum of tests. Part 1 is a brief distillation of advice on clinical history and examination, introducing the problems that beset those who deal with neurological disorders in childhood. Part 2 outlines the investigations available to solve these diagnostic problems. Part 3 takes a problem-oriented approach to the most appropriate investigations in the various clinical scenarios that may present to the practitioner: the starting point is the patient's presentation, not the diagnosis.Throughout, vignettes of real cases help to illustrate the use of the tests in different clinical situations.The authors co-wrote the hugely popular Handbook of Neurological Investigations ('the Blue Book') 20 years ago. This new book, while closely following the highly successful approach of the earlier title, is thoroughly up to date, with fresh material, new case vignettes, and additional investigations covered.

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Information

Publisher
Mac Keith Press
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781898683698
eBook ISBN
9781898683698
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Neurology

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Authors
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Foreword
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Introduction
  7. Philosophy of tests
  8. Clinical vignette
  9. Further reading
  10. Chapter 1.1 History Highlights
  11. Chapter 1.2 Examination Essentials
  12. 2.1.6 Alarming spasms
  13. Chapter 2.3 Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies
  14. Chapter 2.4 Evoked Potentials
  15. Chapter 2.5 Structural Imaging
  16. Chapter 2.6 Functional Imaging
  17. Chapter 2.7 Cerebrospinal Fluid
  18. Chapter 2.8 Cardiac Tests and Autonomic Function
  19. Chapter 2.9 Microscopic Examinations: Cells and Biopsies
  20. Chapter 2.10 Microbiology
  21. Chapter 2.11 Haematology
  22. Chapter 2.12 Immunology
  23. Chapter 2.13 Genetic Investigations
  24. Chapter 2.14 Biochemistry
  25. Chapter 2.15 Antiepileptic Drug Monitoring
  26. Chapter 3.1 Neonatal Seizures
  27. Chapter 3.2 Abnormal Neonatal Neurology
  28. Chapter 3.3 Delayed Development
  29. Chapter 3.4 Floppy Infant
  30. Chapter 3.5 Abnormal Head Size
  31. Chapter 3.6 Wobbly-eyed Baby
  32. Chapter 3.8 Peculiar Gait
  33. Chapter 3.9 Learning Disability/ Mental Retardation
  34. Further reading
  35. Chapter 3.10 Speech and Language Disorders
  36. Chapter 3.11 ‘Psychiatric’ Disorders
  37. Chapter 3.12 Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsy
  38. Chapter 3.13 Febrile Seizures
  39. Chapter 3.16 Acquired Neurological Deficits
  40. Chapter 3.17 Acute Encephalopathy
  41. Chapter 3.18 Headache
  42. Chapter 3.19 Weakness and Fatigue
  43. Chapter 3.20 Ataxia
  44. Chapter 3.21 Movement Disorders
  45. Chapter 3.22 Progressive Loss of Skills and Dementia
  46. Appendix 1 Predictive Value of Investigation Results
  47. Appendix 2 Some Normal Values
  48. Appendix 3 List of Clinical Vignettes
  49. Index