OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNC) and benign nonfamilial neonatal convulsions (BNFNC) should be suspected in healthy-looking neonates with no interictal neurological deficit. These syndromes should be…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen For any doctor looking after children with epilepsy, an essential skill is interpretation of the MRI. But, even in centers of imaging excellence, accurate clinical and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen An essential step in EEG interpretation is the identification of features that are statistically deviant compared to normative data, a process that defines abnormalities and establishes…
CLINICAL EVALUATION Print Section Listen Ictal symptoms and signs reflect area(s) of the brain involved in the seizure. Events early in the seizure have greater localizing value than later ones…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Epileptic seizures are stereotypical patterns of abnormal synchronized activity among different cellular populations. They are products of pathological activation of networks involved in controlling the temporal…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen An epileptic seizure is a paroxysmal disorder characterized by an abnormal, excessive, hypersynchronous discharge of neurons which results in an alteration of function of the patient….
Definitions and Epidemiology Print Section Listen Pediatric brain tumors represent the second most common form of pediatric cancer and the most common solid malignancy. The most recent statistics available report…
Newborn Neurology: Introduction Print Section Listen The neonatal intensive care unit and newborn nursery are often chaotic and noisy environments with a whirlwind of activity and a unique language of…
Malformations of the Nervous System in Relation to Ontogenesis: Introduction Print Section Listen Embryonic development of the nervous system is a series of overlapping processes.1 To understand neural development, a…
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…
