Paroxysmal Disorders
Paroxysmal Disorders Raman Sankar Susan Koh Joyce Wu John H. Menkes This chapter discusses conditions manifested by sudden, recurrent, and potentially reversible epileptic alterations of brain function. EPILEPSY Epilepsy was…
NEUROLOGY
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Cerebrovascular Disorders Cesar C. Santos Harvey B. Sarnat E. Steve Roach Cerebrovascular disorders are now frequently recognized in children, probably because of increased awareness of these conditions by clinicians; the…
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Neurocutaneous Syndromes Bernard L. Maria John H. Menkes The neurocutaneous syndromes are marked by the conjoined abnormalities of skin and nervous system. The term phakomatoses (phakomatosis from fakos, Greek for…
Tumors of the Nervous System
Tumors of the Nervous System Bernard L. Maria John H. Menkes BRAIN TUMORS Incidence Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) occur relatively frequently during the early years of life….
Toxic and Nutritional Disorders
Toxic and Nutritional Disorders John H. Menkes TOXIC DISORDERS Neurotoxins are endogenous or environmental. Various sections of this text consider the endogenous neurotoxins, notably the excitatory neurotransmitters. These substances are…
Postnatal Trauma and Injuries by Physical Agents
Postnatal Trauma and Injuries by Physical Agents John H. Menkes Richard G. Ellenbogen CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA In the Western world, accidents constitute the major cause of death of children between the…
Autoimmune and Postinfectious Diseases
Autoimmune and Postinfectious Diseases Agustín Legido Silvia N. Tenembaum Christos D. Katsetos John H. Menkes This chapter considers several groups of neurologic diseases believed to result from a failure of…
Infections of the Nervous System
Infections of the Nervous System Bernard L. Maria James F. Bale Jr. Many different pathogens can invade and damage the developing or mature central nervous system (CNS). These infectious disorders…
Perinatal Asphyxia and Trauma
Perinatal Asphyxia and Trauma John H. Menkes Harvey B. Sarnat The name “cerebral palsy” is thus nothing other than an invented word, the product of our nosographic classification, a label…
Malformations of the Central Nervous System
Malformations of the Central Nervous System John H. Menkes Harvey B. Sarnat Laura Flores-Sarnat Malformations of the brain and spinal cord may be genetically determined or acquired. The great majority…
