Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 69 Cerebral Palsy Kenneth F. Swaiman, Yvonne W. Wu Definition and Clinical Characterization Cerebral palsy is defined as “a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture,…
Neurologic Examination of the Older Child
Chapter 2 Neurologic Examination of the Older Child Kenneth F. Swaiman As it is usually feasible to perform a more rigorous examination of older children, detailed discussion of the conventional…
Normal Muscle
Chapter 87 Normal Muscle V. Venkataraman Vedanarayanan, Owen B. Evans, Jr. Movement is one of the ultimate expressions of the nervous system and depends totally on the contraction of skeletal…
Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 55 Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Roberto Tuchman Introduction The association of epilepsy with neurodevelopmental disorders is now well established. Children with developmental epilepsies are at increased risk for cognitive…
Neurophysiology of Seizures and Epilepsy
Chapter 51 Neurophysiology of Seizures and Epilepsy Carl E. Stafstrom, Jong M. Rho This chapter reviews the cellular basis for focal and generalized seizure activity and the factors that influence…
Brain Plasticity and its Disorders
Chapter 13 Brain Plasticity and its Disorders Michael V. Johnston Introduction Brain plasticity is an important concept that plays a major role in the expression of many pediatric neurological disorders…
Inborn Errors of Urea Synthesis
Chapter 33 Inborn Errors of Urea Synthesis Uta Lichter-Konecki, Mark L. Batshaw Inherited urea cycle disorders represent a devastating group of inborn errors of metabolism that are associated with hyperammonemic…
Neuropsychopharmacology
Chapter 49 Neuropsychopharmacology Rebecca Rendleman, John T. Walkup Introduction Historically, very few safe and effective medications were available to treat pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders. Children received either no treatment, or treatment…
The Impact of Computer Resources on Child Neurology
Chapter 108 The Impact of Computer Resources on Child Neurology Michael M. Segal, Steven Leber As computer technology becomes more integrated into our lives, much of the information that we…
Inflammatory Myopathies
Chapter 95 Inflammatory Myopathies Anthony A. Amato, John T. Kissel The inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized pathologically by inflammation in skeletal muscle, with resulting muscle fiber…
