Books from Mac Keith Press
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Aicardi's Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood
By Michael Johnston, Alexis Arzimanoglou, Anne O' HareThis edition: Is completely revised and updated Includes latest developments in genetic advances Contains new chapters on basal ganglia diseases and psychogenic disorders Has an easy-to-use one volume format with full-colour illustrations
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Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease in Childhood
By Vijeya Ganesan, Fenella KirkhamThe field of stroke and cerebrovascular disease in children is one in which there has been much recent research activity, leading to new clinical perspectives. This book for the first time summarises the ?state of the art? in this field.
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Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood
By Jean AicardiThis book offers a comprehensive description of the neurological disorders of children.
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Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66 & GMFM-88) User's Manual
By Dianne J. Russell, Marilyn Wright, Peter L. RosenbaumThe third edition of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66 & GMFM-88) User’s Manual has retained the information contained in the original 2002 and 2013 publications which included the conceptual background to the development of the ...
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Cerebral Palsy: From Diagnosis to Adult Life
By Lewis Rosenbloom, Peter L. RosenbaumThe book has been designed to provide readers with an understanding of cerebral palsy (CP) as a developmental as well as a neurological condition.
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Measuring Walking: A Handbook of Clinical Gait Analysis
By Richard W. BakerThis book is a practical guide to instrumented clinical gait analysis covering all aspects of routine service provision.
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Spinal Cord Injury in the Child and Young Adult
By Randal R. Betz, Lawrence C. Vogel, Kathy ZebrackiThis book is intended for clinicians of all disciplines who may only occasionally care for youth with SCI to those who specialize in SCI as well as clinical and basic researchers in the SCI field.
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Children and Youth with Complex Cerebral Palsy: Care and Management
By Richard Stevenson, Laurie GladerThis book explores management of the many medical comorbidities these children encounter, including orthopedic concerns, mobility and equipment needs, cognition and sensory impairment, difficult behaviors, seizures, respiratory ...
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Management of the Motor Disorders of Children with Cerebral Palsy
By David Scrutton, Diane Damiano, Margaret MaystonClinics in Developmental Medicine No. 161 Since the first edition of this book was published in 1984 the intensive debates about the 'correct' method of treatment for children with cerebral palsy have been resolved and it is now possible to ...
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Cerebellar Disorders in Children
By Eugen Boltshauser, Jeremy SchmahmannThe first part sets out the theoretical underpinnings of cerebellar disorders. This is followed by sections on clinical conditions grouped according to common characteristics such as aetiology and symptomatology.
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Central Nervous System Infections in Childhood
By Diane E. Griffin, Pratibha Singhi, Charles R. NewtonThe book is intended to be of practical use to residents, physicians, paediatricians and paediatric neurologists across the globe.
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Neurological Assessment in the First Two Years of Life
By Giovanni Cioni, Eugenio MercuriClinics in Developmental Medicine No. 176 The book provides a review of the state of the art of neurological assessment in the first two years of life and identifies the most appropriate instruments for the follow-up of newborns who are at ...
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Examination of the Child with Minor Neurological Dysfunction
By Mijna Hadders-AlgraThis highly practical book brings the examination of minor neurological dysfunction developed by Bert Touwen and his colleagues in Groningen right up to date, which is timely in view of the increasing interest in and use of this approach.
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The Epidemiology of the Cerebral Palsies
By Fiona Stanley, Eva AlbermanThis text draws together a number of major epidemiological studies of the cerebral palsies from many different countries.
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Gait Analysis in Cerebral Palsy
By James R. GageThis book describes the use of gait analysis in the treatment of cerebral palsy.
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The Developing Human Brain: Growth and Adversities
By F. H. GillesThis book is about human brain development, focusing on the last half of gestation and the neonatal and infant periods. These periods bring the greatest risk for the acquisition of...
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Cognitive and Behavioural Disorders of Epileptic Origin in Children
By Thierry Deonna, Eliane Roulet-PerezClinics in Developmental Medicine No. 168 This book describes the effects that different kinds of epilepsy in children can have on the child's behavior and cognitive development.
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Leukodystrophies
By Ali Fatemi, Gerald V. Raymond, Florian S. EichlerThis book is the only up-to-date, comprehensive text on leukodystrophies. Its purpose is to summarize for the reader all aspects of the inherited disorders of myelin in children and adults.
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Neonatal Behavorial Assessment Scale
By T. Berry BrazeltonAn internationally recognised and widely used tool. This edition includes coverage of adaptations which will be of particular value to the clinical user. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Prechtl's Method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Preterm, Term and Young Infants
By Giovanni Cioni, Fabrizio Ferrari, Christa EinspielerHis method is described in this book. GMs form part of a distinct pattern of movements in preterm babies, term newborns and young infants. They are complex, frequent, and usually of sufficient length.