Neurology of the newborn

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Volpe, Joseph J.
Format: Electronic
Published: Philadelphia Saunders/Elsevier c2008
Edition:5th ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Neural tube formation and prosencephalic development
  • Neuronal proliferation, migration, organization, and myelination
  • Neurological examination : normal and abnormal features
  • Specialized studies in the neurological evaluation
  • Neonatal seizures
  • Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy : biochemical and physiological aspects
  • Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy : intrauterine assessment
  • Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy : neuropathology and pathogenesis
  • Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy : clinical aspects
  • Intracranial hemorrhage : subdural, primary subarachnoid, cerebellar, intraventricular (term infant), and miscellaneous
  • Intracranial hemorrhage : germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage of the premature infant
  • Hypoglycemia and brain injury
  • Bilirubin and brain injury
  • Hyperammonemia and other disorders of amino acid metabolism
  • Disorders of organic acid metabolism
  • Degenerative diseases of the newborn
  • Neuromuscular disorders : motor system, evaluation, and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
  • Neuromuscular disorders : levels above the lower motor neuron to the neuromuscular junction
  • Neuromuscular disorders : muscle involvement and restricted disorders
  • Viral, protozoan, and related intracranial infections
  • Bacterial and fungal intracranial infections
  • Injuries of extracranial, cranial, intracranial, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system structures
  • Brain tumors and vein of Galen malformations
  • Teratogenic effects of drugs and passive addiction.