Main description:

This classic text on paediatric neurology is now in its 4th edition. Leading academics from around the world present evidence from their various areas of expertise, placing it firmly in the clinical context. Each chapter covers the basic science of the disorder and relevant genetic advances. New to this edition are chapters on fetal neurology, movement disorders, basal ganglia disease and psychogenic disorders. References at the end of each chapter are thorough, guiding the clinician to relevant further reading. The international team of editors has maintained the clinical approach of the late Jean Aicardi, which distinguishes this book from others in the field. Succinctly given, patient-focused information makes Aicardi's Diseases of Nervous System in Childhood a comprehensive yet readable resource for busy clinicians in paediatric neurology, general paediatrics, neurodisability and all the related medical disciplines.

Contents:

Jean Aicardi (1926-2015)

Jean Aicardi: A Brief Curriculum Vitae

About the Editors

Authors' Appointment

Preface to Third Edition

Preface to Fourth Edition

Acknowledgements

PART 1: FETAL AND NEONATAL NEUROLOGY

1. Fetal Neurology

Adre J Du Plessis and Michael V Johnston

2. Neurological Diseases in the Perinatal Period

Miriam Martinez-Biarge and Linda S de Vries

PART 2: BRAIN MALFORMATIONS, NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES, GENETIC ANOMALIES and DYSMORPHIC SYNDROMES

3. Developmental Brain Malformations

Nadia Bahi-Buisson and Nathalie Boddaert

4. Neurocutaneous Diseases and Syndromes

Eleni Panagiotakaki and Alexis Arzimanoglou

5. Genetic Anomalies and Dysmorphic Syndromes

Karine Pelc and Bernard Dan

PART 3: NEUROLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF PRENATAL, PERINATAL AND EARLY POSTNATAL INTERFERENCE WITH BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

6. Osseous Malformations of the Skull and Craniovertebral Junction

Richard Hayward and Dominic Thompson

7. Hydrocephalus and Non-traumatic Pericerebral Collections

Andrew Whitelaw and Christian Sainte-Rose

8. Cerebral Palsy and Related Movement Disorders

Ingeborg Krageloh-Mann

PART 4: METABOLIC AND HEREDODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

9. Metabolic Diseases

Linda De Meirleir

10. Heredodgenerative Disorders

Victoria San Antonio, Jaume Campistol Plana, Alexis Arzimanoglou and Robert Ouvrier

PART 5: POSTNATAL EXTRINSIC INSULTS

11. Infectious Diseases

Michael Eyre, Alasdair Bamford and Cheryl Hemingway

12. Parainfectious and Other Inflammatory Disorders of Immunological Origin

Marc Tardieu and Michael Johnston

13. Accidental and Non-Accidental Injuries by Physical and Toxic Agents

Karen Barlow, Robert Forsyth and Robert Minns

PART 6: TUMOURS AND VASCULAR DISORDERS

14. Tumours of the Central Nervous System, Other Space-Occupying Lesions and Pseudotumour Cerebri

Colin Kennedy, Aabir Chakraborty and David Walker

15. Cerebrovascular Disorders

Gabrielle deVeber and Adam Kirton

PART 7: PAROXYSMAL DISORDERS

16. Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders

Alexis Arzimanoglou and Michael S Duchowny

17. Headache Disorders in Children

Kenneth J Mack

18. Sleep Disorders

Patricia Franco

PART 8: MOVEMENT DISORDERS

19. Basal Ganglia Disorders and Movement Disorders

Paddy Grattan-Smith, Russell C Dale and Emilio Fernandez-Alvarez

20. Tics and Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome

Robert Ouvrier and Russell C Dale

21. Non-Epileptic Paroxysmal Movement Disorders

Paddy Grattan-Smith, Russell C Dale and Emilio Fernandez-Alvarez

PART 9: DISORDERS OF THE OCULOMOTOR, VISUAL, AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR SYSTEMS

22. Disorders of Visual and Oculomotor Functions

Carey Matsuba

23. Disorders of Auditory and Vestibular Functions

Anne O'Hare

PART 10: NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES

24. Diseases of the Motor Neuron

Mariacristina Scoto and Francesco Muntoni

25. Disorders of the Peripheral Nerves

Manoj Menezes and Robert Ouvrier

26. Muscle Disorders

Monique M Ryan, Francesco Muntoni and Kathryn N North

PART 11: NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES

27. Electrolyte and Acid-Base Metabolism Disturbances, Nutritional Disorders and Other Systemic Diseases

Peter Baxter

PART 12: DEVELOPMENTAL AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD

28. Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and their Management

Bruce K Shapiro

29. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autistic-Like Conditions

Anne O'Hare and Roberto Tuchman

30. Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Co-existing Impairments

Bruce K Shapiro

31. Disorders of Speech, Language and Communication

Anne O'Hare

32. Psychogenic Neurological Disorders

Paddy Grattan-Smith