Pediatric Neurology, Part II : Handbook of Clinical Neurology.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dulac, Olivier.

Contributor:

Lassonde, Maryse.

Sarnat, Harvey B.

Series:

Handbook of clinical neurology

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric neurology.

Child psychiatry.

Nervous system--Diseases.

Nervous system.

Children.

Child Psychiatry.

Nervous System Diseases.

Child.

Adolescent.

children (people by age group).

Medical Subjects:

Child Psychiatry.

Nervous System Diseases.

Child.

Adolescent.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1792 pages).

Place of Publication:

Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2013.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

The child is neither an adult miniature nor an immature human being: at each age, it expresses specific abilities that optimize adaptation to its environment and development of new acquisitions. Diseases in children cover all specialties encountered in adulthood, and neurology involves a particularly large area, ranging from the brain to the striated muscle, the generation and functioning of which require half the genes of the whole genome and a majority of mitochondrial ones. Human being nervous system is sensitive to prenatal aggression, is particularly immature at birth and development m.

Contents:

Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Series page; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; SECTION 7: Nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders and respiratory disorders; Chapter 85. Alternating hemiplegia of childhood; Introduction; Diagnosis; Typical clinical features; Atypical clinical manifestations; Etiology; Workup; Differential diagnosis; Treatment; Prognosis; Conclusions; References; Chapter 86. Headache in pediatric practice; Headache classification; The primary headache disorders; Disability due to headache; Diagnosis; Headache management; Conclusion; References.

Chapter 87. Pediatric narcolepsyBackground; Epidemiology; Age of onset; Ethnicity and sex ratio; Pathophysiology; Symptoms of narcolepsy with cataplexy in children; Nonmedication-based approaches in children and adolescents; Medication-based therapies; Emerging therapies; Conclusions; References; Chapter 88. Paroxysmal movement disorders and episodic ataxias; Introduction; Chronic paroxysmal dyskinesias; Episodic ataxias; Benign paroxysmal vertigo; References; Chapter 89. Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders of childhood; Definitions and diagnostic criteria; Epidemiology; Comorbidity.

Clinical characteristicsNatural history; Pathophysiology; Diagnostic studies; Treatment; References; Chapter 90. Nonepileptic paroxysmal sleep disorders; Introduction; Non-rapid Eye movement sleep parasomnias; Rhythmic movement disorder; Periodic leg movements of sleep; Benign neonatal myoclonus; Sleep starts (hypnic jerks); Apnea of prematurity; References; Chapter 91. Syncopes and other paroxysmal events; Introduction; Syncopes; Narcolepsy and cataplexy; Shuddering, benign spasms, gratification, tonic up-gaze; Conclusion; References; Chapter 92. Sudden infant death syndrome; Introduction.

Findings from newborn hearing screening testsUnifying theory; Potential future clinical testing for sudden infant death syndrome predisposition at birth; Neuropathological findings in sudden infant death syndrome; References; Chapter 93. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Introduction; Terminology; Prevalence; Diagnosis; Specificities of pediatric psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Provocative methods; Psychopathology and other risk factors; Prognosis; Conclusions; References; SECTION 8: Conversion disorders; Chapter 94. Conversion disorder; Illustrative case; Clinical profiles.

Neurobiological correlatesDifferential diagnosis; Management; Prognosis; Conclusion; References; SECTION 9: Trauma; Chapter 95. Traumatic brain injury; Epidemiology; Severity of TBI; Biomechanics and pathophysiology; Common pathologies; Brain injuries due to falls; Brain metabolism following TBI; Secondary brain insults; Neuroimaging; Management; Outcome; Inflicted TBI (see chapter 96); Conclusion; References; Chapter 96. Nonaccidental head injury; Introduction; Evolution of the term shaken baby syndrome; Personal experience; Epidemiology; Clinical presentation; Medical management.

Notes:

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780444626998

0444626999

0444529101

9780444529107

OCLC:

843642688

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Restricted for use by site license.