Frontiers in Pediatric Neurology

This book is a complete guide to paediatric neurology for clinicians.

Beginning with an overview of potential pitfalls in neurological examination of children, the following chapters discuss the diagnosis and management of numerous neurological disorders that may be encountered in daily paediatric practice.

Topics covered include cerebral palsy, Guillan-Barré Syndrome, febrile seizures, muscle disorders, cerebral edema, epilepsy, neurogenic bladder dysfunction and much more.

Each section is presented with an emphasis on the importance of accurate clinical examination, and covers all the latest developments and management strategies.

The comprehensive text is highly illustrated with clinical images and diagrams to enhance learning.

Key Points

• Comprehensive guide to paediatric neurology
• Covers diagnosis and management of numerous disorders with emphasis on importance of accurate clinical examination
• Includes discussion on potential pitfalls in neurological examination of children
• Highly illustrated with clinical photographs and diagrams

1. Pitfalls in Neurological Examination of Children
2. Malformations of the Central Nervous System
3. Perinatal Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy
4. Approach to Neurodegenerative Disorders
5. Cerebral Palsy
6. Neuronal Migration Disorders
7. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
8. Guillain-Barré Syndrome
9. Autoimmune Encephalitis in Children
10. Tuberculous Meningitis in India
11. Cerebraspinal Fluid Examination in Bacterial Meningitis: Common Pitfalls
12. Cerebral Malaria
13. Neurological Manifestations in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
14. Febrile Seizures
15. Epileptic Syndromes
16. Treatment of Childhood Epilepsy
17.  Newer Antiepileptic Drugs in Treatment of Childhood Epilepsy
18. Role of Ketogenic Diet in Management of Pediatric Epilepsy
19. Cerebral Edema
20. Sodium Dysequilibrium and the Brain Disorders in Children
21. Muscle Disorders: A Practical Approach
22. Ocular Movement Disorders in Children
23. Eye: A Window to Neurological Disorders
24. An Approach to Children with Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
    Index

TM Ananda Kesavan MD DNB MNAMS FIAP FIAMS
Post Graduate Diploma in Developmental Neurology, Additional Professor of Paediatrics, GMC, Thrissur, Kerala, India