Neurologia pediatrica

In the last ten years the pediatric neurosurgeon has witnessed a real revolution in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus, the most frequently encountered condition in everyday clinical practice. The evolution of MRI and the advent of neuroendoscopic surgery have resuscitated the interest in the classification, etiology and pathophysiology of hydrocephalus. The book offers an updated overview on the recent progress in this field, and a new approach to hydrocephalus: the reader will find in it a modern and new presentation of an old disease, where genetics, endoscopy, cost-effectiveness analyses and many other aspects of the various therapies are extensively discussed. The volume will be useful not only for neurosurgeons, but for all specialists interested in the various aspects of hydrocephalus: pediatricians, radiologists, endocrinologists, pathologists and geneticists.

L'emicrania senza aura e la cefalea sono i più comuni tipi di cefalea idiopatica in età evolutiva. Sebbene la cefalea costituisca un'entità nosografica ben definita, in età pediatrica differisce in alcune caratteristiche da quella dell'adulto. Il testo presenta i criteri classificativi della cefalea, gli aspetti eziopatogenetici e fisiopatologici. Viene inoltre proposto un iter diagnostico, con l'indicazione dei fattori predittivi di rischio delle forme secondarie. Un'ampia sezione viene infine dedicata agli aspetti terapeutici, con descrizione delle più recenti evidenze scientifiche in merito ai presidi farmacologici e non, sia per la cura che per la prevenzione.

Part of the "House Officer Series", "Weiner & Levitt's Pediatric Neurology, Fourth Edition" has been extensively reorganized, thoroughly updated, and includes many algorithms and tables. The new structure presents the book in six sections, and is consistent with the ways in which clinicians approach their patients. The first section offers introductory chapters under the heading of evaluation, and includes neurologic history, neuro exam, and localization. The bulk of the material is in two sections and covers common complaints and specific diseases, while the remaining sections cover drugs and diagnostic and neuropsychological tests.

Architettura delle funzioni studia il comportamento motorio del bambino non per tappe di sviluppo, ma come risposta alle esigenze, creando le basi, attraverso l'analisi della variabilità del movimento normale per comprendere le strategie che adotta il Sistema Nervoso Centrale per assolvere all'esigenza stessa e per capire l'organizzazione che sottende la patologia. Il movimento patologico viene esaminato, non in relazione a singoli quadri clinici, ma come vincolo delle funzioni e come limite per il soddisfacimento di tali esigenze. Pertanto questo testo ambisce a fornire strumenti di ragionamento ampio, che si possono riportare a situazioni e quadri clinici diversificati. Contiene proposte concrete per la risoluzione di problemi al di là delle tecniche fisioterapiche, tenendo conto dell'organizzazione neuromotoria delle diverse patologie. La singola tecnica dà risposte non esaustive, mentre l'approccio "problem-solving" insegna una modalità di intervento trasferibile ad ogni eventualità e soprattutto offre agli studenti una metodologia d'approccio, utile nei diversi campi della riabilitazione.

Over the past 10-15 years there has been a significant increase in the understanding of migraine and tension headache in children but there is currently no single source of current information for paediatric neurologists and paediatricians. In this book an international team of experts in the headache area addresses that gap and provides an extensive and detailed review of the recent findings in migraine and tension headache as well as headaches caused by underlying neurological disorders. They give an up-to-date assessment of the causes of childhood headache and better definitions and criteria for diagnosis, pointing the way to important future areas of research. This book, with its evidence-based plans of management and guidelines for investigations, will be essential reading for all clinicians treating headache in children.

"Febrile Seizures" is written by the most active researchers and clinicians in epilepsy research today. This book presents the latest developments in this field as well as the current state of knowledge in the following fields: new imaging tools and emerging data, visualizing effects of febrile seizures on the brain, new genetic methodologies, and the use of animal models to permit scientific analysis of the electrophysiology and molecular biology of the seizure. Its key feature is that it is the first book on febrile seizures in over 20 years! It covers the broad spectrum of approaches, from genetic and epidemiological to bench research using animal models and in vitro single-cell patch-clamp methods. It contains a comprehensive update of the topic, written by world leaders in the field. It features novel and newly discovered information based on up-to-the-minute methods, and uses an engaging style, that is accessible to the clinician, researcher, and the educated parent.

Movement Disorders in Children brings the combined expertise and experience of two world-known authorities to the systematic and practical study of movement disorders in infancy and childhood. Aimed at the clinicians and professionals who manage children with these disorders, Emilio Fernandez-Alvarez and Jean Aicardi cover not only the well-known diseases, but also the less well-known conditions, such as 'transient' and 'paroxysmal' movement disorders. It is the first time all the available information, currently spread throughout journals and individual chapters in other books, has been brought together in one volume and specifically directed towards the care of children with movement disorders. With its clinical emphasis, full coverage and extensive but selective references, this book will be essential reading for child neurologists, pediatricians and physiotherapists.

Pediatric neurology presents so many challenges unique to young patients that it is in many ways a very different discipline from adult neurology. To help readers address these challenges, the Handbook of Pediatric Neurology uses a handy pocket format and streamlined organization to address the management of hospital - and clinic-based pediatric neurological work-up, diagnosis, and management. This practical handbook will appeal not only to pediatric neurologists, but also to pediatricians, adult neurologists and internal medicine physicians. Features include: timely coverage that helps readers keep pace with the rapidly changing diagnostic tools, medications, and interventions; summary and outline format that allows readers to access essential facts at a glance; practical organization that presents each category of disorder, along with a focused differential diagnosis and clear management guidelines; and references that provide guides to further investigation.

750 EEG tracings provide the visual assistance you need to diagnose pediatric seizure activity 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "The dearth of EEG atlases created solely for pediatrics make this work a welcome contribution to the field...I will certainly add this book to my EEG laboratory's library. It will serve as a quick and ready resource to confirm unusual EEG patterns. The DVD itself is a treasure to instruct students, residents, fellows, and epilepsy monitoring unit nurses in the recognition of seizure and nonepileptic semiologies."--Doody's Review Service "This multimediawork provides an accessible, comprehensive, andtimely tool for the child neurologist or epileptologistin training or in practice to become familiar with theextraordinary richness of the clinical and electrographicmanifestations of childhood epilepsy. The text represents the distillation of an extraordinary body of clinical experience and painstaking attention to detail, which is characteristic of Dr. Laoprasert...Whether read cover-to-cover, used to reviewspecific problems, or dipped into at random, this textmakes learning about epilepsy in children a pleasureand will ultimately enhance the quality of their livesand those of their families. "--Marc C. Patterson, MD, FRACP, FAAN, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (from the foreword) Atlas of Pediatric EEG will prove to be an essential visual reference to for both the novice and experienced neurologist. For those new to the field, it will help develop the pattern recognition skills necessary to diagnose pediatric seizure activity. For experienced neurologists, it provides a working collection of known patterns to which they can compare their own tracings. Atlas of Pediatric EEG features a full-color presentation, easy-to-read bulleted chapter text, and detailed legends under each tracing that provide a full description and diagnosis of what is seen in the tracing. Chapters also contain case examples that add clinical relevance to the tracings. This unique atlas covers every type of seizure, both epileptic and non-epileptic and divided into nine chapters: Normal and Benign Varients Artifacts Newborn Focal Nonepileptoform Activity Generalized Noneplileptiform Activity ICU Epileptic Encephalopathy Generalized Epilepsy Focal Epilepsy Also included is a companion DVD containing 190 video clips to assist you in learning how to interpret video-EEG, which is rapidly becoming the most common modality for EEG.

Questo volume presenta alcuni importanti risultati del lavoro compiuto dal Gruppo Italiano Paralisi Cerebrale Infantile con il sostegno della Fondazione Mariani, offrendo così una prima risposta a un'esigenza sempre più diffusamente sentita. Nel testo vengono riportati alcuni recenti apporti delle neuroscienze, relativi alla patogenesi dei disordini neuromotori e neuropsicologici delle sindromi tetraparetiche e alle modalità di valutazione delle funzioni adattive. La discussione e il confronto fra operatori sulla prassi diagnostica e riabilitativa vengono illustrati con alcuni casi, documentati anche attraverso le immagini contenute nel DVD allegato.

Il tema presentato dal GIPCI (Gruppo Italiano Paralisi Cerebrali Infantili) in questo volume propone a tutti gli operatori del