Essentials for General Practice
by Peter L. Heilbroner
Geared to primary care practitioners, this straightforward, practical guide focuses on evaluation and management of common pediatric neurologic conditions.
Coverage includes routine disorders such as:
- headaches
- ADHD and school problems
- autism
- seizures
- developmental delays
- behavioral problems
- tics
- changes in gait
- dizziness
- as well as neurologic conditions encountered in the emergency room
Pediatric Neurology addresses everyday questions such as:
- how to distinguish serious from non-serious conditions
- whether or not to order an EEG or MRI
- what to do when a child does not respond to medication
- how to discuss common concerns with parents
Each chapter includes typical case studies.
Contents
- Suggestions for history and physical examination
- Headache
- School problems and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Abnormal movements
- Behavioral and sleep problems
- Seizures, epilepsy, and related disorders
- Dizziness, fainting, and loss of balance
- Delay or regression of motor development associated with low muscle tone
- Autism and language disorders
- Creebral palsy (static encephalopathy) and related problems
- Abnormalities of cranial size and shape, hydrocephalus, and spinal dysraphism
- Common neurological complications of trauma
- Stroke, acute paraparesis, and other serious disorders of acute and subacute onset
- Other important neurological syndromes
Index
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