Algorithms in Pediatric Neurology

Pediatric neurology or child neurology refers to a specialized branch of medicine that deals with
the diagnosis and management of neurological conditions in neonates (newborns), infants,
children and adolescents.The discipline of child neurology encompasses diseases and disorders
of the spinal cord, brain, peripheral nervous system, autonomic nervous system, muscles and
blood vessels that affect individuals in these age groups. This book will help students
understand some of the common problems in pediatric neurology.Thorough coverage for each
neurological disease clearly defines age at onset, course of illness, clinical features, and
treatment options. Differential diagnosis tables and treatment algorithms expedite clinical
decision making.It is essential for undergraduate and postgraduate students in pediatrics.The
book is also useful to pediatricians and provides them with some practical methods for
diagnosis and treatment that will be useful in daily clinical practice. This book grasps and keeps
vitalinformation,succinct text,and dynamic illustrations that facilitatelearningin a highly visual
approach. Scientists and students of this fieldin general willfindthis book valuable.
Contents:1. A Child with Large Head,2. A Child with Headache,3. A Child with School Failure,4.
The C h i l d W h o h a s S p e e c h P r o b l e m s, 5. T h e C h i l d w i t h a S t r o k e,
6. Approach to a Child with an Inborn Error of Metabolism, 7. The Child with Cerebral Palsy,
8.The Neonate with Seizures, 9.The Child with Seizures, 10. Approach to Movement Disorders,
11. The Child with Fever and Encephalopathy, 12. The Floppy Infant, 13. A Child with Muscle
Weakness 14.Disorders ofVision inChildren.