Neonatal Head and Spine Ultrasonography

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Poretti, Andrea (Editor), Huisman, Thierry A.G.M (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book discusses the key features of normal, age-dependent neonatal head and spine ultrasonography and the application of this modality to common and rare neonatal neurologic disorders. Ultrasonography is an incredibly versatile bedside imaging tool in detecting brain and spine abnormalities in n...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Technique
• Normal Head Ultrasound in the Preterm and Term Newborn
• Seizures Encephalopathy
• Muscular Hypotonia
• Hemiplegia
• Apnea
• Microcephaly
• Macrocephaly
• Dysmorphic Facial Features
• Facial Skin Abnormalities.