Current management in child neurology / Bernard L. Maria [editor].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maria, Bernard L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric neurology.

Internal medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (822 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Shelton, CT : People's Medical Publishing House ; Maidenhead : McGraw Hill Education [distributor], 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Current Manager of Child Neurology, 4th edition, aims to provide busy practitioners with standard-of-care reviews on the evaluation and treatment of the most common complaints or conditions that relate to nervous system disorders and dysfunction. The boo

Contents:

Title and Frontmatter

Contributors

Preface

Contents

Section 1: Clinical Practice Trends

1. Common Neurologic Complaints and Conditions

2. Managing Common Neurological Disorders: Role of the Primary Care Practitioner

3. The Neurologic Examination

4. Neurodiagnostic Tests: Their Indication and Selection

5. Child Neurology Education of Medical Students, Pediatricians, and Adult Neurologists

6. The Internet in Child Neurology

7. Excelling at the Art of Medicine

8. A Primer on Practice Management

Section 2: The Office Visit

Headache

9. Migraine in Children and Adolescents

10. Migraine Variants and Mimics

11. Abortive Therapy for Migraine

12. Preventative Therapy for Pediatric Migraine

13. Chronic Daily Headache

14. Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Headache

15. Biofeedback for Childhood Migraine

16. Current Pharmacotherapy for Pediatric Migraine

Seizures and Epilepsy

17. What Is Epilepsy?

18. Febrile Seizures

19. First Unprovoked Seizure

20. Staring Spells

21. Partial Seizure

22. Generalized Seizures

23. First-Choice Antiepileptic Drugs

24. Home Management of Breakthrough Seizures

25. Management of Infantile Spasms (West Syndrome)

26. Recurrent Seizures

27. Discontinuing Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Childhood Epilepsy

28. Paroxysmal, Nonepileptic Disorders of Childhood

29. The Ketogenic Diet

30. Epilepsy Surgery and Cortical Stimulation

31. Pediatric Epilepsy: Comorbidity and Quality of Life

32. Psychosocial Challenges of Epilepsy in Adolescence

33. Epileptic Encephalopathy

34. Current Pharmacotherapy for Pediatric Seizures and Epilepsy

35. Neurologic Assessment of Behavioral Disorders

Neurobehavioral Disorders

36. Clinical Evaluation of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder.

37. Comorbidity and Symptom Mimicry in ADHD: Implications for Assessment and Treatment

38. ADHD Psychosocial Intervention: Parent Training and Social Skills Training

39. Treatment of ADHD: Individual Child and Family-Based Therapies

40. The Role of the Pediatric Neurologist in the Management of ADHD

41. Current Pharmacotherapy for ADHD

42. Is My Child Ready for School?

43. An Introduction to Pediatric Neuropsychological Evaluation

44. Speech and Language Development and Disorders

45. Learning Disabilities

46. Development Dyspraxia

Developmental Delay

47. Diagnostic Approach to Developmental Delay

48. Children at Risk: Social Disadvantage and Neurodevelopmental Functioning

49. Cerebral Palsy

50. Spastic Paresis

51. Neurodegenerative Disorders

52. Mitochondrial Cytopathies

53. Mental Retardation

54. Down Syndrome

55. Other Chromosomal Disorders

56. Rett Syndrome

57. Inborn Errors of Metabolism

58. Autistic Spectrum Disorders

59. Child Abuse and Neglect: Issues for Neurologists

60. Rehabilitation: The Role of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy

Other Neurological Complaints and Conditions

61. Small, Large, or Abnormally Shaped Head

62. Microcephaly

Acquired

63. Sleep Disturbances

64. Breath-Holding Spells

65. HIV-1/AIDS in Infants and Children

66. Bell's Palsy

67. Management of Dizziness in Children

68. Fainting and Syncope

69. Spinal Muscular Atrophy

70. Heredity Neuropathy

71. Neuromuscular Junction Disorders

72. Muscular Dystrophy and Myopathy

73. Pediatric Neurotransmitter Disorders

74. Ataxia, Clumsiness, and Tremor

75. Treatment of Tic Disorders

76. Paroxysmal Movement Disorders

77. Chorea

78. Visual System Problems

79. Childhood Depression

80. Conversion Reaction

81. Neurofibromatosis.

82. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

83. Sturge-Weber Syndrome

84. Hypomelanosis of Ito

85. Brainstem and Cerebellar Malformations

86. Acquired Demyelinaiton of the Central Nervous System

Section 3: The Hospitalized Child

87. Neurologic Conditions Arising From Tropical and Subtropical Regions

88. Neonatal Seizures

89. Facial Dysmorphism in the Neonate and Infant

90. Status Epilepticus

91. Meningitis and Encephalitis

92. Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries in Children

93. Neonatal Hypotonia

94. Congenital Muscular Dystrophies

95. Injury to the Preterm Brain

96. Injury to the Term Brain

97. Birth Brachial Plexus Palsy

98. Altered States of Consciousness

99. Increased Intracranial Pressure

100. Evaluaiton and Management of Acute Headache

101. Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

102. Pseudotumor Cerebri: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

103. Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations

104. Pediatric Intracranial Aneurysms

105. Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

106. Vasculitis

107. Guillain-Barre Syndrome

108. Neural Tube Defects and Spinal Dysraphism

109. Neurocognitive Complications of Sickle Cell Disease

110. Pain Management

111. Brain Death in Children

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-27440-6

9786612274404

1-60795-064-2

1-60795-091-X

OCLC:

666988434