Ethical Issues in Child Neurology
Chapter 107 Ethical Issues in Child Neurology David L. Coulter Introduction The “task” of ethics in general is to understand how human beings should behave in regard to other persons…
NEUROLOGY
Neurodegeneration in the Neonatal Brain
Chapter 14 Neurodegeneration in the Neonatal Brain Frances J. Northington, Lee J. Martin Introduction Underlying mechanisms of neuronal cell death are common to both immature and mature brains; however, important…
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…
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…
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…
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…
