Download or read book Paediatric Neurological Disorders with Cerebellar Involvement written by Stefano D’Arrigo and published by John Libbey Eurotext. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an update on pediatric neurological disorders with cerebellar involvement. The opening section of the volume is dedicated to the structure and function of cerebellum: the specific development of the cerebellum, unlike other structures of the central nervous system, begins at a later stage of foetal development and lasts longer, even after birth, thus making the cerebellum particularly vulnerable to a wide range of insults, both genetic and acquired. Of particular interest are chapters that focus on cerebellar disorders, which may occur in isolation, or else as part of more complex malformations of the posterior fossa or in association with other supratentorial anomalies. Such conditions may be encountered both as part of ‘static’ congenital encephalopathies as well as in the frame of neurodegenerative or neurometabolic disorders. The recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics have enabled us to characterize and define the genetic basis of an increasing number of paediatric cerebellar disorders. The last part of the volume is dedicated to care and rehabilitation in cerebellar diseases : their correct diagnosis is pivotal in order to address patients to the appropriate genetic testing, plan clinical management and therapeutic strategies, and provide adequate genetic counselling.
Download or read book Cerebellar Disorders in Children written by Eugen Boltshauser and published by Mac Keith Press. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 191-192 This clinically orientated text by an international group of experts is the first definitive reference book on disorders of the cerebellum in children. It presents a wealth of practical clinical experience backed up by a strong scientific basis for the information and guidance given. The 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. The descriptions of the clinical conditions each systematically cover, as appropriate, epidemiology, prevalence, diagnostic criteria, clinical features (including course and prognosis), pathophysiology, genetics, investigations, differential diagnosis, and management and treatment. This book will be an invaluable resource for all those caring for children affected by cerebellar disorders, including malformations, genetic and metabolic disorders, acquired cerebellar damage, vascular disorders and acute ataxias. This comprehensive reference text on cerebellar disorders in children includes chapters on cerebellar development, prenatal cerebellar imaging, imaging of the posterior fossa, with coverage of a broad range of malformations, genetic and metabolic disorders involving the cerebellum, prenatal cerebellar disruptions (as related to prematurity), vascular disorders, tumors and paraneoplastic syndromes, as well as acute ataxia and trauma to the posterior fossa. Numerous checklists are provided to assist in the differential diagnosis of clinical signs and neuroimaging findings. Readership: Paediatric neurologists, paediatricians, neurologists, developmental paediatricians, neuroimaging specialists, geneticists, neonatologists
Download or read book The Pediatric Cerebellum An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America E Book written by Thierry A. G. M. Huisman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America focuses on The Pediatric Cerebellum, and is edited by Drs. Huisman and Andrea Poretti. Articles will include: The role of the pediatric cerebellum in motor functions, neurocognition and behavior: a clinical perspective; Normal development of the cerebellum: from the fetus to the adolescent; Cerebellar malformations; Cerebellar disruptions; Metabolic disorders with cerebellar involvement; Neurocutaenous syndromes with cerebellar involvement; Vascular disorders of the cerebellum; Tumors of the cerebellum; Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the cerebellum; Cerebro-cerebellar network, and more!
Download or read book Textbook of Pediatric Neurology written by Gerald J. Golden and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neurological signs or symptoms are present in approximately 20% of all chil dren admitted to the hospital. These may be the reason for admission or may be part of preexisting and often unrelated problems. In ambulatory practice, acute neurological disease is not seen as frequently, but issues relating to normal and abnormal development are constantly being faced. For these reasons, familiarity with the progress of normal development and factors interfering with it, as well as knowledge of the major acute and chronic disorders of the nervous and neu romuscular systems, is important for any practitioner, specialist, or generalist who cares for children. The pathophysiology of neurological disorders in childhood is based on the same principles of the organization, structure, and function of the nervous sys tem as apply to adults. Two pitfalls are present for the student, however. First, the abnormalities are superimposed on a changing, developing brain, not a rather static, mature organ. The manifestations of the disease may vary, there fore, in seemingly unpredictable fashion depending on the rate of progression of the disorder and the rate and adequacy of the ongoing developmental changes in the nervous system. The second problem is the large number of unfa miliar conditions, many of which have no counterpart in adult neurology or medicine. These include developmental malformations, disorders specific to the neonatal period, and many hereditary and metabolic diseases.
Download or read book Pediatric Neurology written by Kamalendu Chakrabarti and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paediatric neurology is a subspecialty dealing with neurological disorders in children. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to present undergraduate and postgraduate students with the latest developments in the field of paediatric neurology. Beginning with an introduction to the development, anatomy and functions of different parts of the nervous system, the following chapters describe numerous neurological disorders that may be encountered in children. This practical guide describes proven diagnostic and management techniques, with special emphasis placed on neurological examination and history taking of children under the age of two years, and newborns. Key points Thoroughly updated new edition presenting latest developments in paediatric neurology Emphasis on neurological examination and history taking of children under two years, and newborns Includes more than 70 easy to understand figures and illustrations Previous edition published in 2005
Download or read book Clinical Approach to Pediatric Neurology written by Jaya Shankar Kaushik and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric neurological disorders for trainee and practising paediatricians. Divided into four sections, the text begins with discussion on neurological evaluation including anatomy and imaging. The second section covers diagnostic techniques for different neurological disorders including seizures, neuromuscular weakness, autism and ADHD, and movement disorders. Section three presents a selection of clinical cases similar to those candidates may encounter in postgraduate examinations. The final section discusses therapeutic methods for a variety of neurological disorders. The comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, tables, and flowcharts. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of paediatric neurological disorders Covers numerous conditions including seizures, movement disorders, and autism and ADHD Provides a selection of clinical cases for trainees preparing for examinations Highly illustrated with photographs, tables, and flowcharts
Download or read book Paediatric Neurology written by Rob Forsyth and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paediatric Neurology contains all the necessary guidance to investigate, diagnose and treat many of the common and rare neurological conditions in paediatrics. Each condition is covered by its own topic providing information on symptoms and signs, complications and emergency intervention. Other contents include: anatomical diagrams for quick and easy reference; expert guidance on drug usage in paediatric neurology; highlighted emergencies section; and, North American perspectives on management.
Download or read book Neurological Problems in Childhood written by Neil Gordon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1993-06-14 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This very readable book focuses on the most frequently encountered paediatric neurological disorders, both acute and chronic. It is aimed at paediatricians, physiotherapists, speech therapists and occupational therapists. Common conditions such as learning disorders, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and migraine are fully discussed, but many rarer conditions and those which raise particular management problems are also included. Detailed knowledge of the more unusual disorders can be left to the specialist paediatric neurologist, but everyone involved in the care of children needs to know about their existence and what this may imply. A wealth of relevant, clinical information is presented in an accessible style, and photographs are used to show distinguishing features of different conditions. This book is for paediatricians, both those working in hospitals and in the community, and for those in training; for physiotherapists, speech therapists, psychologists and teachers and all those who wish to understand the basics of how neurological disease affects the children with whom they are working.
Download or read book Pediatric Neurology written by Christos P. Panteliadis and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cerebellum Disorders and Treatment written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cerebellum: Disorders and Treatment, Volume 155 updates readers on the latest and clinically relevant advances in the study of cerebellar diseases in children and adults. It is organized into sections detailing: (1) Disorders (starting from the fetal cerebellum, to adult cerebellum) encountered during daily practice, and (2) Therapy (including insights into innovative drug and rehabilitative approaches). The book's innovative structure discusses cerebellar disorders in children and adults as a continuum, with its companion volume, The Cerebellum: From Embryology to Diagnostic Investigations detailing embryology, anatomy, function and diagnostic investigations and neuroimaging, including conventional sequences, diffusion tensor imaging, functional MRI, and connectivity studies. Provides an in-depth understanding of the cerebellum and its involvement in a wide variety of diseases Explores long-term outcome data of pediatric cerebellar diseases and potential problems in adult life for patients with pediatric cerebellar diseases Features chapters co-authored by two experts, combining expertise in both pediatric and adult cerebellar diseases
Download or read book Pediatric Neurology Part III written by and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-04-24 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The child is neither an adult miniature nor an immature human being: at each age, it expresses specific abilities that optimize adaptation to its environment and development of new acquisitions. Diseases in children cover all specialties encountered in adulthood, and neurology involves a particularly large area, ranging from the brain to the striated muscle, the generation and functioning of which require half the genes of the whole genome and a majority of mitochondrial ones. Human being nervous system is sensitive to prenatal aggression, is particularly immature at birth and development may be affected by a whole range of age-dependent disorders distinct from those that occur in adults. Even diseases more often encountered in adulthood than childhood may have specific expression in the developing nervous system. The course of chronic neurological diseases beginning before adolescence remains distinct from that of adult pathology – not only from the cognitive but also motor perspective, right into adulthood, and a whole area is developing for adult neurologists to care for these children with persisting neurological diseases when they become adults. Just as pediatric neurology evolved as an identified specialty as the volume and complexity of data became too much for the general pediatician or the adult neurologist to master, the discipline has now continued to evolve into so many subspecialties, such as epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, stroke, malformations, neonatal neurology, metabolic diseases, etc., that the general pediatric neurologist no longer can reasonably possess in-depth expertise in all areas, particularly in dealing with complex cases. Subspecialty expertise thus is provided to some trainees through fellowship programmes following a general pediatric neurology residency and many of these fellowships include training in research. Since the infectious context, the genetic background and medical practice vary throughout the world, this diversity needs to be represented in a pediatric neurology textbook. Taken together, and although brain malformations (H. Sarnat & P. Curatolo, 2007) and oncology (W. Grisold & R. Soffietti) are covered in detail in other volumes of the same series and therefore only briefly addressed here, these considerations justify the number of volumes, and the number of authors who contributed from all over the world. Experts in the different subspecialties also contributed to design the general framework and contents of the book. Special emphasis is given to the developmental aspect, and normal development is reminded whenever needed – brain, muscle and the immune system. The course of chronic diseases into adulthood and ethical issues specific to the developing nervous system are also addressed. A volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, which has an unparalleled reputation as the world's most comprehensive source of information in neurology International list of contributors including the leading workers in the field Describes the advances which have occurred in clinical neurology and the neurosciences, their impact on the understanding of neurological disorders and on patient care
Download or read book Progressive Brain Disorders in Childhood written by Juan M. Pascual and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of childhood neurodegenerative and other progressive but non-degenerative disorders to guide their diagnosis and management.
Download or read book Cerebellar Disorders written by Mario Ubaldo Manto and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last three decades, many laboratories worldwide have dedicated their research activities to understanding the roles of the cerebellum in motor control, cognitive processes and the biology of mental processes, behavioral symptoms and emotion. These advances have been associated with discoveries of new clinical disorders, in particular in the field of genetic ataxias, and the growing number of diseases presents a source of difficulty for clinicians during daily practice. This practical guide summarizes and evaluates current knowledge in the field of cerebellar disorders. Encompassing details of both common and uncommon cerebellar ataxias, including vascular, immune, neoplastic, infectious, traumatic, toxic and inherited disorders, this book will assist clinicians in the diagnosis and management of the full spectrum of cerebellar ataxias encountered in daily practice. Essential reading for clinicians, including general practitioners, neurologists, pediatricians, radiologists, psychiatrists and neuropsychologists, this will also prove a valuable tool for students, trainees and researchers.
Download or read book Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery written by Concezio Di Rocco and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the state of the art in pediatric neurosurgery with the intention of providing a comprehensive guide to the management of the full range of pediatric neurosurgical disorders that will aid in the delivery of optimal care. Detailed practical instruction, taking into account recent advances, is provided on the neurosurgical treatment of congenital brain malformations, cerebrovascular diseases, head injuries and spinal trauma, infections, functional disorders, congenital and developmental spinal disorders, and brain and spinal tumors. Pearls and pitfalls are highlighted, and attention drawn to the most useful tips and tricks. Information is also included on relevant related topics, including the principles of neuroimaging, the physiological responses of newborns, infants, and children to neurosurgical trauma, preoperative evaluation, anesthesiology and intensive care, and other forms of therapy. The authors are renowned experts in the field, and the text is supported by a wealth of high-quality images. Handbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery will be of value for neurosurgeons of all levels of experience, as well as for pediatricians, neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, and neuro-oncologists.
Download or read book Diseases of the Brain Head and Neck Spine 2020 2023 written by Juerg Hodler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book offers an essential overview of brain, head and neck, and spine imaging. Over the last few years, there have been considerable advances in this area, driven by both clinical and technological developments. Written by leading international experts and teachers, the chapters are disease-oriented and cover all relevant imaging modalities, with a focus on magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. The book also includes a synopsis of pediatric imaging. IDKD books are rewritten (not merely updated) every four years, which means they offer a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in imaging. The book is clearly structured and features learning objectives, abstracts, subheadings, tables and take-home points, supported by design elements to help readers navigate the text. It will particularly appeal to general radiologists, radiology residents, and interventional radiologists who want to update their diagnostic expertise, as well as clinicians from other specialties who are interested in imaging for their patient care.
Download or read book Handbook of the Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders written by Mario Manto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our knowledge of cerebellar functions and cerebellar disorders, called ataxias, is increasing considerably. Studies of the cerebellum are now a central focus in neuroscience. During the last four decades, many laboratories worldwide have dedicated their research activities to understanding the roles of the cerebellum in motor control, cognitive processes and biology of mental processes, behavioral symptoms, and emotion. It is now accepted that the cerebellum acts as a cognitive operator in learning, perception, and attention. Moreover, major improvements in our assessment of in vivo cerebellar architecture using imaging techniques have occurred. A typical example is the accurate description of cerebellar anatomy during fetal development with MRI, a progress which has direct impacts on patient care. These advances have been associated with discoveries of new clinical disorders, in particular in the field of genetic ataxias. More than 20 new genes have been identified these last 10 years. Only for dominant ataxias, more than 30 diseases have now been unravelled. The number of ataxic disorders will increase with aging, the cerebellum being the structure of the brain with the most important loss of neurons with age. More than 300 different cerebellar disorders are encountered during daily practice, but we are missing a single source of information explaining their pathogenesis. Despite the immense amount of knowledge acquired about the cerebellar circuitry these last years, a large book covering the neuroscience of the cerebellum is missing. The goal of this endeavour is to bring up to date information relevant for basic science and also for clinical activities. To reach this goal, the most renowned authors are gathered in a unique and in-depth book with a format of a handbook. We emphasize the connections between molecular findings, imaging features, behavioural/neuropsychological aspects, and clinical implications.
Download or read book The Cerebellum and Cognition written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1997-10-02 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cerebellum and Cognition pulls together a preeminent group of authors. The cerebellum has been previously considered as a highly complex structure involved only with motor control. The cerebellum is essential to nonmotor functions, and recent research has revealed new medically important roles of the cerebellum and cognitive processes. Selected for inclusion in Doody's Core Titles 2013, an essential collection development tool for health sciences libraries Comprehensive coverage of cerebellum in motor control and cognition New developments regarding the cerebellum and motor systems Therapeutic implications of cerebellar contributions to cognition Preeminent group of contributors
