Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in the Term Newborn
Chapter 17 Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in the Term Newborn Steven P. Miller, Donna M. Ferriero Scope of the Problem The syndrome of neonatal encephalopathy in the term newborn occurs in…
Breath-Holding Spells and Reflex Anoxic Seizures
Chapter 64 Breath-Holding Spells and Reflex Anoxic Seizures Sarah M. Roddy Breath-holding spells and reflex anoxic seizures are nonepileptic paroxysmal events. The events are benign, but can be frightening to…
Channelopathies
Chapter 42 Channelopathies Kelly Knupp, Julie A. Parsons, Amy R. Brooks-Kayal Introduction Channelopathies are a group of genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous neurological disorders that result from genetically determined defects in…
Genetics of Epilepsy
Chapter 52 Genetics of Epilepsy Maria Roberta Cilio, Susannah Cornes Introduction The concept of genetic epilepsy is that the condition is, as best as understood, the direct result of a…
Febrile Seizures
Chapter 57 Febrile Seizures Shlomo Shinnar Febrile seizures are a form of acute symptomatic seizures. They occur in 2–5 percent of children and are the most common form of childhood…
Neuroinflammation
Chapter 15 Neuroinflammation Pierre Gressens, Zinaida S. Vexler Introduction Inflammation and the developing brain Until recently, the central nervous system (CNS) has been thought to be an immune privileged organ….
Vestibular rehabilitation
Chapter 13 Vestibular rehabilitation Dara Meldrum, Rory McConn Walsh Contents Introduction 267 Incidence and prevalence of dizziness and balance disorders 268 Normal anatomy and physiology 268 Peripheral vestibular system 268…
Spinal cord injury
Chapter 4 Spinal cord injury Sue Paddison, Frederick Middleton Contents Introduction 54 Incidence and aetiology 54 Terminology 55 Paraplegia 55 Tetraplegia 55 Types of spinal cord injury 55 Pathogenesis 56…
Physical management of altered tone and movement
Chapter 14 Physical management of altered tone and movement Cherry Kilbride, Elizabeth Cassidy Contents Introduction 289 Overview of upper motor neurone syndrome 290 Positive features 290 Negative features 290 Adaptive…
