Progressive Brain Disorders in Childhood

Progressive neurodevelopmental disorders that affect the development of the infant brain can have detrimental impacts on a range of cognitive and emotional behaviors. The identification and management of these disorders can be challenging for neurologists, pediatricians and other healthcare professionals who encounter these conditions in their practices. This book is essential for teaching medical practitioners how to promptly identify neurological regression during childhood development and investigate disorders in sufficient depth to be able to arrive at a precise syndromic diagnosis, plan appropriate management for the patient, and offer advice to caregivers. The text provides a platform for clinicians - new and experienced - to expose their knowledge gaps in the field of neurodegenerative and related disorders. Individual disorders are analyzed by age of onset, with attention given to disorders present in utero, in the newborn, in the infant, and the adolescent, making this a practical and comprehensive guide for any healthcare professional.

    Focuses on the evaluation of patients with specific clinical syndromes, biochemical abnormalities or gene mutations, which will allow clinicians to effectively diagnose and manage patients with progressive brain disease
    The uniform chapter structure and illustration style will facilitate adoption as a textbook in clinical electives, rotations and training programmes
    This single-authored volume possesses a uniformity that its multi-authored competitors do not

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction
Section 1. Introduction
Part II. Rise and Decline of the Child
Section 2. Human Neurological Development
Part III. Mechanisms of Neurological Loss of Function
Section 5. Degeneration in the Central Nervous System
Part IV. Neurodegenerative and Other Progressive Disorders in Childhood
Section 7. Progressive in Utero Disorders
Part V. Regression in Other Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
Section 12. Epilepsy
Part VI. Induced Regression
Section 21. Loss of Sensory Organs.