Pediatric Neurology Part I
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 41. Epidermal nevus syndrome
By Flores-Sarnat LauraLam J, Dohil MA, Eichenfield LF, et al. SCALP syndrome: sebaceous nevus syndrome, CNS malformations, aplasia cutis congenita, limbal dermoid, and pigmented nevus (giant congenital melanocytic nevus) with neurocutaneous melanosis: a ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 12. Neuroembryology and brain malformations: an overview
By Harvey B. Sarnat, Laura Flores-SarnatMerks JH, de Vries LS, Zhou XP, et al. PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome: variability of an entity. J Med Genet. 2003;40:e111. Nie K, Molnár Z, Szele FG. Proliferation but not migration is associated with blood vessels during development ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 18. Cerebral palsy: definition, assessment and rehabilitation
By Carol L. Richards, Francine MalouinDodd KJ, Foley S. Partial bodyweightsupported treadmill training can improve walking in children with cerebral palsy: a clinical controlled trial. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007;49:101–105. ... Fowler EG, Kolebe THA, Damiano DL, et al.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 29. The autistic spectrum
By Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawsonrecognition by these diagnostic instruments also had major consequences on the current broadening of autism criteria. SDIs helped to make the diagnosis of autism possible in individuals scoring in the normal range of measured ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 11. Ethical considerations in pediatric neurology
By Gabriel M. Ronen, Bernard DanThe practice of pediatric neurology demands a high level of responsibility at multiple levels.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 44. Neuropathology of pediatric epilepsy
By Harvey B. Sarnat, Laura Flores-SarnatThe preoperative study of patients who are candidates for epilepsy surgery often classifies their epileptic foci as “lesional” or “non-lesional” based upon evidence from neuroimaging.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 39. Neurofibromatosis
By Bruce R. KorfThe “neurofibromatoses” are a set of distinct genetic disorders that have in common the occurrence of tumors of the nerve sheath.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 66. Epileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike-waves during slow-wave sleep including Landau–Kleffner syndrome
By Patrick Van BogaertEpileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike-waves during slow-wave sleep (CSWS) is a spectrum of epileptic conditions best defined by the association of cognitive or behavioral impairment acquired during childhood and not related to ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 48. Modes of onset of epilepsy and differential diagnosis
By Carol Camfield, Camfield PeterEpilepsy has protean manifestations and may be diagnosed when two unprovoked seizures have occurred.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 36. Genetics of neural crest and neurocutaneous syndromes
By Harvey B. Sarnat, Laura Flores-SarnatThis chapter reviews the principal genes that program neural crest development and also are documented, implicated, or suspected in the pathogenesis of neurocutaneous syndromes.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 37. Sturge–Weber syndrome
By R. Nabbout, C. JuhászSturge−Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare sporadic neurocutaneous syndrome defined by the association of a facial capillary malformation in the ophthalmic distribution of the trigeminal nerve, with ipsilateral vascular glaucoma and vascular ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 9. Announcing the diagnosis: counselling the parents
By David Taylor, Pierre Le CozLe Coz P. Les enjeux internationaux de la bioéthique et le sommet mondial de Paris de 2008. In: Convergences et divergences en débats. Paris: La documentation française; 2009;1117–1132. Annuaire Français des Relations Internationales ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 61. Idiopathic focal epilepsies
By Natalio Fejerman, Federico Vigevano, Nicola SpecchioIdiopathic focal epilepsies Federico Vigevano, Nicola Specchio, Natalio Fejerman ... Epilepsies Partielles Graves Pharmacorésistantes de l'enfant: Stratégies Diagnostiques et Traitements Chirurgicaux. Montrouge: John Libbey Eurotext; ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 60. Idiopathic generalized epilepsies
By Roberto H. Caraballo, Bernardo Dalla BernardinaIdiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) may start in infancy, childhood, or adolescence, but some have an onset in adulthood.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 84. Outcome of pediatric epilepsies in adulthood
By Isabelle Gourfinkel-An, François DubeauA good understanding of the long-term outcome of epileptic disorders that have begun in infancy or childhood allows the practitioner to choose the best medical management and to adjust it throughout the life of the patient.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 81. Pediatric epilepsy surgery
By Georg Dorfmüller, Olivier DelalandeWhereas there is no specific neurosurgical technique in pediatric epilepsy, the frequency of each type of surgery is very different from epilepsy surgery applied in adults, and reflects the underlying etiologies, which are much more diverse ...
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 53. Focal epileptogenic lesions
By Elaine Wyllie, Ahsan N.V. MoosaThe spectrum of focal epileptogenic lesions and their clinical manifestations in children differ substantially from those seen in adults.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 23. Dyslexia
By Michel Habib, Kimberly GiraudDevelopmental dyslexia (DD) is a specific and persistent disability affecting the acquisition of written language.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 71. Cognitive disorders in pediatric epilepsy
By M. Lassonde, I. Jambaqué, C. PinabiauxThis is the case for the Landau–Kleffner syndrome, which generally appears during speech development and affects language.
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Pediatric Neurology Part I: Chapter 27. Memory disorders in children
By Martial Van der Linden, Steve MajerusMemory disorders are a frequent consequence of a variety of childhood neurological conditions.