Chapter 85 Cerebrovascular Disease in Children Adam Kirton, Gabrielle deVeber Overview and Definitions Cerebrovascular diseases compromise the neurological health of children, usually by causing stroke. Stroke is defined as the…
Chapter 99 Disorders of Micturition and Defecation Jennifer A. Zimmer, Bhuwan P. Garg Disorders of Micturition Micturition is an intricate function that results from a coordinated activity of the muscles…
Chapter 79 Determination of Brain Death in Infants and Children Stephen Ashwal The diagnosis of brain death in infants and children can be established after careful review of the medical…
Chapter 77 Disorders of Intracranial Pressure Mark S. Wainwright Introduction The most robust evidence for the contribution of intracranial hypertension to neurologic injury in children is provided by studies of…
Chapter 58 Status Epilepticus Lawrence D. Morton, John M. Pellock The spectrum of seizure events extends from isolated, brief seizures to status epilepticus (SE), incorporating a full range of recurrent…
Chapter 74 Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Jason T. Lerner, Christopher C. Giza Introduction and Background Epidemiology of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause…
Chapter 59 Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Children Jeannine M. Conway, Ilo E. Leppik, Angela K. Birnbaum Rational management of antiepileptic drug therapy in children requires an understanding of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics,…
Chapter 48 Autistic Spectrum Disorders Deborah G. Hirtz, Ann Wagner, Pauline A. Filipek The autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) represent a wide continuum of associated cognitive and neurobehavioral deficits, including deficits…
Chapter 80 Bacterial Infections of the Nervous System Martin G. Täuber, Urs B. Schaad The brain is normally a sterile site that is protected from infection by specialized barriers, including…
Chapter 93 Congenital Myopathies Jonathan B. Strober The congenital myopathies are a group of disorders characterized by their histopathologic findings on muscle biopsy. A prevalence of 3.5–5/10,000 children has been…
