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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
