The Diagnostic Approach to Neuropsychiatric Presentations

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The Diagnostic Approach to Neuropsychiatric Presentations Audrey M. Walker Karen Ballaban-Gil Ngoc Nguyen Rana Jehle The collaboration between pediatric neurology and child and adolescent psychiatry is crucial when patients present…

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Neuromuscular Disorders

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Neuromuscular Disorders Howard L. Geyer Naalla D. Schreiber Unlike most chapters in this book, which focus on conditions that affect the central nervous system (CNS), this one focuses on conditions…

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Challenges of Congenital Hearing Loss

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Challenges of Congenital Hearing Loss Wendy Osterling Introduction Congenital hearing loss or deafness, occurring in 1 to 3 per 1,000 infants, is the most common human birth defect in the…

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Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

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Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Lauren B. Krupp Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). MS can develop in children and adolescents, although usually…

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Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Pediatric HIV Infection

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Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Pediatric HIV Infection Maryland Pao Lucy Ann Civitello Introduction Since the first descriptions of pediatric AIDS in the 1980s, neurodevelopmental abnormalities have been a well-known complication of…

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Intellectual Disability/Mental Retardation

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Intellectual Disability/Mental Retardation Maris D. Rosenberg Susan Vig Definition and Terminology 2002 AAMR DEFINITION OF MENTAL RETARDATION The following definition of mental retardation was endorsed in 2002 by the American…

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Static Encephalopathies and Common CNS Anomalies

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Static Encephalopathies and Common CNS Anomalies Elisabeth Guthrie Introduction Static encephalopathy is a general term that refers to nonprogressive dysfunction of the brain. Static encephalopathy may be acquired in utero,…

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Kaleb H. Yohay Martha B. Denckla Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are autosomal dominant genetic conditions that affect multiple…

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