Fetal and neonatal neurology and neurosurgery. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Malcolm Levene, Frank A. Chervenak.
• Other Names: Levene, Malcolm I; Chervenak, Frank A
• Contents: SECTION I Structural Development of the CNS; ; 1. The molecular basis of brain development; 2. Early embryonic development of the brain; 3. Development of consciousness: fetal, neonatal and maternal interactions; 4. Ultrasound assessment of normal fetal brain development; 5. MR imaging of the fetal central nervous system; 6. Imaging the neonatal brain; ; SECTION II Functional Assessment of CNS Development ; ; 7. Functional assessment of the fetal CNS; 8. The development of senses; 9. Clinical assessment of the infant nervous system; 10. Perinatal cerebral circulation; 11. Cerebral blood flow and energy metabolism in the developing brain; 12. EEG and evoked potentials in the neonatal period; ; SECTION III Anomalies ; ; 13. Congenital structural defects of the brain; 14. Genetics of neurodevelopmental anomalies; 15. Antenatal assessment of CNS anomalies, including neural tube defects; 16. Transvaginal fetal neuroscan; 17. Epidemiology and prevention of neural tube defects; ; SECTION IV Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Lesions ; ; 18. Fetal brain injury and multiple pregnancies; 19. Infection, inflammation and brain injury; 20. Neonatal intracranial hemorrhage; 21. Cerebral ischemic lesions; ; SECTION V Perinatal Asphyxia ; ; 22. Pathophysiology of asphyxia; 23. Antenatal prediction of asphyxia; 24. Intrapartum monitoring for asphyxia; 25. Prediction of asphyxia with fetal gas analysis; 26. The asphyxiated newborn infant; 27. Neuroprotection of the fetal and neonatal brain; 28. Medico-legal issues: The United Kingdom perspective; 29. Malpractice issues in perinatal medicine: The United States perspective; ; SECTION VI Infection of the CNS ; ; 30. Toxoplasmosis; 31. Congenital viral infections and the central nervous system; 32. Bacterial and fungal infections; ; SECTION VII Metabolic Disorders ; ; 33. Inborn errors of metabolism presenting with encephalopathy; ; SECTION VIII Seizure Disorders ; ; 34. Seizure disorders of the neonate; 35. Hypoglycemia and brain injury - when neonatal metabolic adaptation fails; 36. Kernicterus; ; SECTION IX the Special Senses ; ; 37. Disorders of vision; 38. Hearing disorders; ; SECTION X Disorders of the Nerve and Muscle ; ; 39. Disorders of the spinal cord, cranial and peripheral nerves; 40. Neuromuscular disorders; ; SECTION XI Hydrocephalus and Neurosurgery ; ; 41. Fetal neurosurgical interventions; 42. Neonatal hydrocephalus – clinical assessment and non-surgical treatment; 43. Neurosurgical management of hydrocephalus; 44. Surgical management of neural tube defects; 45. Congenital defects, vascular malformations and other lesions; ; SECTION XII Epidemiology of Neurologic Disability ; ; 46. The epidemiology of the cerebral palsies; 47. The epidemiology of intellectual disabilities; ; SECTION XIII Ethical Dilemmas ; ; 48. Issues for the obstetrician; 49. Issues for the neonatologist
• Edition: 4th ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (944 pages)
• Subjects: 618.3268; Fetal brain -- Diseases; Fetal brain -- Abnormalities; Fetal brain -- Surgery; Central nervous system -- Diseases; Central nervous system -- Abnormalities; Central nervous system -- Surgery; Newborn infants -- Diseases; Pediatric neurology; Brain Diseases; Brain -- embryology; Fetal Diseases -- therapy; Infant, Newborn; Neurosurgery; Prenatal Diagnosis -- methods; Ultrasonography -- methods
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702050503; 0702050504
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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