Clinical Pediatric Neurology.
Title:
Clinical Pediatric Neurology.
Author:
David, Ronald B.
ISBN:
9781935281139
Personal Author:
Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (643 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Section 1: Pediatric Neurologic Evaluation -- Chapter 1: Neurologic History -- Chapter 2: The Neurologic Examination of the Preterm and Full-term Neonate and of the Infant -- Chapter 3: The Neurologic Examination of the Young Child -- Chapter 4: The Neurologic Examination of the School-age and Adolescent Child -- Chapter 5: The Electroencephalogram -- Chapter 6: Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease -- Chapter 7: Clinical Evaluation with Evoked Responses -- Chaper 8: Neuroimaging Techniques -- Section 2: General Pediatric Neurologic Diseases and Disorders -- Chapter 9: Toxic and Metabolic Encephalopathies -- Chapter 10: Traumatic Encephalopathies -- Chapter 11: The Epilepsies -- Chapter 12: Movement Disorders in Childhood -- Chapter 13: Infections of the Central Nervous Systems -- Chapter 14: Vascular Disease in Infants and Children -- Chapter 15: Inborn Errors of Metabolism I: Neurologic Degenerative Diseases -- Chapter 16: Inborn Errors of Metabolism II: Disorders of Purine and Amino Acid Metabolism -- Chapter 17: Neoplastic Diseases -- Chapter 18: Neuromuscular Disease in Children -- Chapter 19: Order of Nervous System Development -- Chapter 20: Disorders of Nervous System Development: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms -- Chapter 21: Disorders of Motor Execution I: Cerebral Palsy -- Chapter 22: Disorders of Motor Execution II: Higher-order Motor Deficits -- Chapter 23: Disorders of Cognitive Function in the Preschooler -- Chapter 24: Learning Disabilities -- Section 3: Common Pediatric Neurologic Problems -- Chapter 25: Coma and Other States of Altered Awareness in Children -- Chapter 26: Headaches -- Chapter 27: Febrile Seizures -- Chapter 28: The Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Chapter 29: Sleep Disorders.
Appendix: A Proposed Approach to Nosology -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F - H -- I -- J - M -- N -- O -- P -- Q - S -- T - V -- W - Z -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
This new edition fills an important gap in the literature by providing a concise treatment of pediatric neurology that focuses on the most commonly seen diseases with clinical guidelines that help today's busy practitioner find answers quickly. The book is divided into three sections starting with the tools required for a pediatric neurologic evaluation, then moving through classic disease states and disorders with the last section focusing on approaches to key clinical problems in children and adolescents. Each section is edited by the key opinion leaders in the field with dynamic features that get to the information quickly including: * Tools for diagnosis * Chapter opening outlines * Disease "Features" tables * "Pearls and Perils" boxes * "Consider Consultation When…" boxes * Selected annotated bibliographies * Key Clinical Questions.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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