Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders [Hardcover]

This reference discusses state-of-the-art methods for the management of children with conditions affecting the nervous system-providing over 80 chapters that outline direct, logical approaches to numerous pediatric neurologic disorders using clear tables, algorithms, and figures for quick reference to key material.Structural/Birth and Developmental Anomalies. Epilepsy. Movement Disorders. Neuropathies/NMJ/Muscle Disorders. Headaches/Pain. Infections. Brain Injury and Other Disorders of Consciousness. Metabolic/Degenerative. Cerebrovascular. Ataxia and Disequilibrium. Demyelinating Disease. Developmental/Behavioral. NeurophakomatosesTreatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders discusses state-of-the-art methods for the management of children with conditions affecting the nervous system. Reader-friendly and well organized, it present reviews disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, muscle, and peripheral nervous systems of children. It covers structural and birth abnormalities, epilepsy, movement disorders, muscle and peripheral nerve dysfunction, brain injury, metabolic and degenerative disease, stroke and vascular malformations, neuropsychological conditions, and much more. Tables, algorithms, and figures provide quick reference to key material.Harvey S. Singer, Eric H. Kossoff, Adam L. Hartman, Thomas O. CrawfordUS? 2005 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC No claim to original U.S. Government works