Diseases of the Motor Unit
Diseases of the Motor Unit Harvey B. Sarnat John H. Menkes But this form of myopathy, this pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis which was described by Duchenne (of Boulogne), that great worker in…
Headaches and Nonepileptic Episodic Disorders
Headaches and Nonepileptic Episodic Disorders A. David Rothner John H. Menkes HEADACHES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Headache is common problem affecting a significant number of children and adolescents. In one…
Paroxysmal Disorders
Paroxysmal Disorders Raman Sankar Susan Koh Joyce Wu John H. Menkes This chapter discusses conditions manifested by sudden, recurrent, and potentially reversible epileptic alterations of brain function. EPILEPSY Epilepsy was…
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Cerebrovascular Disorders Cesar C. Santos Harvey B. Sarnat E. Steve Roach Cerebrovascular disorders are now frequently recognized in children, probably because of increased awareness of these conditions by clinicians; the…
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Neurocutaneous Syndromes Bernard L. Maria John H. Menkes The neurocutaneous syndromes are marked by the conjoined abnormalities of skin and nervous system. The term phakomatoses (phakomatosis from fakos, Greek for…
Tumors of the Nervous System
Tumors of the Nervous System Bernard L. Maria John H. Menkes BRAIN TUMORS Incidence Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) occur relatively frequently during the early years of life….
Toxic and Nutritional Disorders
Toxic and Nutritional Disorders John H. Menkes TOXIC DISORDERS Neurotoxins are endogenous or environmental. Various sections of this text consider the endogenous neurotoxins, notably the excitatory neurotransmitters. These substances are…
Postnatal Trauma and Injuries by Physical Agents
Postnatal Trauma and Injuries by Physical Agents John H. Menkes Richard G. Ellenbogen CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA In the Western world, accidents constitute the major cause of death of children between the…
Autoimmune and Postinfectious Diseases
Autoimmune and Postinfectious Diseases AgustÃn Legido Silvia N. Tenembaum Christos D. Katsetos John H. Menkes This chapter considers several groups of neurologic diseases believed to result from a failure of…
Infections of the Nervous System
Infections of the Nervous System Bernard L. Maria James F. Bale Jr. Many different pathogens can invade and damage the developing or mature central nervous system (CNS). These infectious disorders…
