Chapter 97 Endocrine Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary in Childhood and Adolescence Qing Dong, Stephen M. Rosenthal Introduction Through integrated neural and hormonal signaling, the hypothalamus and pituitary regulate…
Chapter 28 Congenital Anomalies of the Skull Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara, John M. Graham, Jr. Introduction Congenital anomalies of the skull can arise any time during gestation and must be distinguished…
Chapter 56 Myoclonic Seizures and Infantile Spasms Kendall Nash, Joseph Sullivan Introduction Myoclonus, myoclonic seizures, and infantile spasms share many common features yet are seen in a wide variety of…
Chapter 16 Neonatal Seizures Frances E. Jensen, Faye S. Silverstein Neonatal seizures are common, subtle, difficult to diagnose and treat, and associated with a greater long-term risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities….
Chapter 10 Spinal Fluid Examination David J. Michelson For more than a century, physicians have employed lumbar puncture (LP) and examination of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the diagnosis and…
Chapter 39 Neurotransmitter-Related Disorders Matthew T. Sweney, Kathryn J. Swoboda The term neurotransmitter disorders constitutes a broad and increasingly complex spectrum of neurologic conditions associated with defects in the production,…
Chapter 35 Disorders of Glycosylation Hudson H. Freeze, Marc C. Patterson Eukaryotic cells synthesize hundreds of types of sugar chains called glycans, which function within the cell, at the cell…
Chapter 21 Overview of Disorders of Brain Development William B. Dobyns, Renzo Guerrini, A. James Barkovich Introduction This section of the book reviews a large and growing number of complex…
Chapter 70 Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome Harvey S. Singer Tics are extremely common in children, with epidemiological studies showing that about 20–30 percent exhibit brief repetitive involuntary movements or sounds…
