Common Neurosurgical Conditions in the Pediatric Practice Recognition and Management /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Greenfield, Jeffrey P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Long, Caroline B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Neurology.; Pediatrics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

This unique title is designed to illustrate and foster how a closer working relationship between pediatricians and subspecialists can make childhood medicine work more seamlessly. Despite the common lack of training for pediatricians in pediatric neurosurgery, they are challenged almost daily with c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section 1: Development of the Brain and Spine
• 1 Normal Development of the Skull and Brain
• 2 The Neurologic Exam in Neonates and Toddlers
• Section 2: Newborn through Infancy
• 3 Birth Trauma to the Scalp and Skull
• 4 Brachial Plexus Injuries during Birth
• 5 Neonatal Brain Injury
• 6 Evaluation of Head Shape in the Pediatric Practice: Plagiocephaly vs. Craniosynostosis
• 7 Neurocutaneous Disorders
• 8 Cutaneous Markers of Spinal Dysraphism
• 9 Tethered Cord
• 10 Lumps and Bumps: Scalp and Skull Lesions
• Section 3: Hydrocephalus Primer
• 11 Intraventricular Hemorrhage in the Premature Infant
• 12 Neuro-ophthalmic Presentation of Neurosurgical Disease in Children
• 13 Hydrocephalus and Ventriculomegaly
• 14 Neurosurgical Considerations in Macrocephaly
• 15 Evaluation and Classification of Pediatric Headache
• Section 4: Imaging of the Pediatric Brain and Spine
• 16 Prenatal Imaging of the Fetal Brain and Spine
• 17 Prenatal Counseling for Fetal Diagnoses
• 18 Imaging of the Pediatric Brain
• 19 Radiographic Evaluation of Suspected Scoliosis
• 20 Image Gently: Radiation Exposure in Children
• Section 5: Beyond Hydrocephalus: What Pediatric Neurosurgeons Treat Most
• 21 Chiari Malformation
• 22 Pediatric Brain Tumors
• 23 Pediatric Neurovascular Disease
• 24 Pediatric Seizures
• 25 Approach to Spasticity in the Pediatric Patient
• 26 Assessment and Management of Minor Head Injuries in Toddlers and Adolescents
• 27 Non-Accidental Head Trauma
• 28 A Pediatrician’s Guide to Concussion Management
• 29 Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Concussion.