Clinical Neuroembryology Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central Nervous System /

• Main Authors: ten Donkelaar, Hans J. (Author), Lammens, Martin (Author), Hori, Akira (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Genetics.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the human central nervous system (CNS) in the context of its many developmental disorders due to genetic, environmental, and hypoxic/ischemic causes. The introductory chapters give an overview of the development of the human brain and...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of the Development of the Human Brain and Spinal Cord
• Mechanisms of Development
• Causes of Congenital Malformations
• Neurulation and Neural tube Defects
• The Neural Crest and Craniofacial Malformations
• Development and Developmental Disorders of the Spinal Cord
• Development and Developmental Disorders of the Brain Stem
• Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Cerebellum
• Development and Developmental Disorders of the Forebrain
• Development and Developmental Disorders of the Cerebral Cortex.