Myoclonic Seizures and Infantile Spasms
Chapter 56 Myoclonic Seizures and Infantile Spasms Kendall Nash, Joseph Sullivan Introduction Myoclonus, myoclonic seizures, and infantile spasms share many common features yet are seen in a wide variety of…
Neonatal Seizures
Chapter 16 Neonatal Seizures Frances E. Jensen, Faye S. Silverstein Neonatal seizures are common, subtle, difficult to diagnose and treat, and associated with a greater long-term risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities….
Spinal Fluid Examination
Chapter 10 Spinal Fluid Examination David J. Michelson For more than a century, physicians have employed lumbar puncture (LP) and examination of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the diagnosis and…
Neurotransmitter-Related Disorders
Chapter 39 Neurotransmitter-Related Disorders Matthew T. Sweney, Kathryn J. Swoboda The term neurotransmitter disorders constitutes a broad and increasingly complex spectrum of neurologic conditions associated with defects in the production,…
Disorders of Glycosylation
Chapter 35 Disorders of Glycosylation Hudson H. Freeze, Marc C. Patterson Eukaryotic cells synthesize hundreds of types of sugar chains called glycans, which function within the cell, at the cell…
Overview of Disorders of Brain Development
Chapter 21 Overview of Disorders of Brain Development William B. Dobyns, Renzo Guerrini, A. James Barkovich Introduction This section of the book reviews a large and growing number of complex…
Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome
Chapter 70 Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome Harvey S. Singer Tics are extremely common in children, with epidemiological studies showing that about 20–30 percent exhibit brief repetitive involuntary movements or sounds…
Behavioral, Cognitive, and Social Aspects of Childhood Epilepsy
Chapter 62 Behavioral, Cognitive, and Social Aspects of Childhood Epilepsy Wendy G. Mitchell, Michèle Van Hirtum-Das, Jay Desai, Quyen N. Luc Children and adolescents with epilepsy and adults with childhood-onset…
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…
