Diseases of the nervous system in childhood
Contributors: Bax, Martin; Gillberg, Christopher, 1950-
Edition: 3rd ed. / edited by Jean Aicardi with Martin Bax and Christopher Gillberg.
Series: Clinics in developmental medicine; Clinics in developmental medicine
Publisher: Mac Keith Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 965
ISBN-13: 9781898683926; 9781898683599
Subjects: Kind; HEALTH & FITNESS; Children's Health; Maladies chez l'enfant; MEDICAL; Système nerveux, maladies x Enfant; Pediatric neurology; Nervous System Diseases; Krankheit; Enfant; Nervensystem; Infant; Pediatrics; Diseases; Système nerveux; Maladies du système nerveux; Children; Child; Neurologie pédiatrique
Description: Aicardi's authoritative book on pediatric neurology, covering a wide variety of neurologic diseases seen in neonates through to adolescence is the essential reference.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Neurological diseases in the perinatal period / Linda de Vries; title: Malformations of the central nervous system; title: Neurocutaneous diseases and syndromes; title: Neurological and behavioural aspects of genetic abnormalities and dysmorphic syndromes including some 'behavioural phenotype syndromes' / Christopher Gillberg, Jean Aicardi, and Martin Bax; title: Osseous malformations of the skull and cervical vertebrae; title: Hydrocephalus and non-traumatic pericerebral collections; title: Cerebral palsy / Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann and Martin Bax; title: Metabolic diseases / Hélène Ogier, Folker Hanefeld, and Jean Aicardi; title: Heredodegenerative disorders / Jean Aicardi and Folker Hanefeld; title: Infectious diseases / Cheryl Hemingway and Hermione Lyall; title: Parainfectious and other inflammatory disorders of immunological origin / Folker Hanefeld and Jean Aicardi; title: Accidental and non-accidental injuries by physical agents and toxic agents / J. Keith Brown and Robert A. Minns; title: Tumours of the central nervous system and other space-occupying lesions; title: Cerebrovascular disorders; title: Epilepsy and other seizure disorders / Alexis Arzimanoglou and Jean Aicardi; title: Paroxysmal disorders other than epilepsy; title: Disorders of ocular motor and visual functions / Jean Aicardi and Carey Matsuba; title: Hearing and vestibular function / Anne O'Hare; title: Diseases of the motor neuron; title: Disorders of the peripheral nerves / Robert Ouvrier and Jean Aicardi; title: Muscle disorders / Kathryn North and Lloyd Shield; title: Electrolyte and acid-base metabolism disturbances, nutritional disorders, and other systemic diseases; title: Developmental and neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood / Christopher Gillberg; title: Development : normal/delayed/disordered / Martin Bax and Christopher Gillberg; title: Autism and autistic-like conditions / Christopher Gillberg; title: Attention deficit hyperactivity and coexisting impairments / Christopher Gillberg.