Neupsy Key

Disorders of Vision Print Section Listen Normal Visual Development The visual system is immature at birth. Achievement of normal vision is dependent on key anatomic changes during development that involve…

Definitions and Epidemiology Print Section Listen Hypotonia is a condition of abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle…

Metabolic Disorders: Introduction Print Section Listen Metabolic disorders include a wide array of diseases affecting a number of important pathways that frequently result in neurological consequences. The advances in biochemistry…

Definitions and Epidemiology Print Section Listen Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined neurologically-based developmental disorder with an onset before 3 years of age. ASD encompasses three diagnoses: autism,…

Definitions and Epidemiology Print Section Listen Coma is a common neurological emergency seen in critically ill children. Coma is not a disease per se but instead an acute state of…

Tuberous Sclerosis Print Section Listen Definitions and Epidemiology Tuberous sclerosis is a genetic disease occurring in approximately 1 in 10,000 people. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern isolated…

Genetic Testing For Neurological Disorders: Introduction Print Section Listen Many of the neurological disorders discussed in this book have a genetic etiology that can be diagnosed and/or confirmed by chromosomal…

Meningitis Print Section Listen Definitions and Epidemiology Meningitis is defined as an inflammation of the leptomeninges by any cause. Bacteria cause meningitis by invading and replicating in the subarachnoid space…

Toxic and Metabolic Encephalopathies: Introduction Print Section Listen Metabolic disorders and disorders caused by exposure to a toxic agent portend a good prognosis, leading most of the time to a…