Finger, Stanley

Malformations of the nervous system / volume editors, Harvey B. Sarnat and Paolo Curatolo. - 1st ed - Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier, 2010. - xv, 644 p., [28] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Handbook of clinical neurology ; 3rd ser., v. 87 . - Handbook of clinical neurology ; 3rd ser., v. 87. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Specific malformations using the new integrative classification -- Axes and gradients of the neural tube and gradients for a morphological molecular genetic classification of nervous system malformations -- Holoprosencephaly -- Septo-optic-pituitary dysplasia -- Rhombencephalosynapsis -- Embryology and malformations of the forebrain commissures -- Disorders of segmentation of the neural tube: Chiari malformations -- Disorders of segmentation of the neural tube: agenesis of selective neuromeres -- Cerebellar hypoplasias -- Tuberous sclerosis -- Hemimegalencephaly syndrome -- Periventricular nodular heterotopia -- Subcortical laminar (band) heterotopia -- Lissencephaly type I -- Lissencephaly type II -- Schizencephaly -- Neural tube programming and the pathogenesis of craniofacial clefts, part I: the neuromeric organization of the head and neck -- Neural tube programming and the pathogenesis of craniofacial clefts, part II: mesenchyme, pharyngeal arches, developmental fields; and the assembly of the human face -- The oral-facial-digital syndromes -- Congenital vascular malformations in childhood -- Acquired, induced and secondary malformations of the developing central nervous system -- Comparative manifestations of central nervous system malformations -- Epilepsy in patients with cerebral malformations -- Neuromuscular disorders associated with cerebral malformations -- Neuroendocrine complications of central nervous system malformations -- Cerebral dysgenesis associated with chromosomal disorders -- Cerebral dysgenesis secondary to metabolic diseases in fetal life -- Diagnostic methods -- Imaging malformations of cortical development -- Clinical neurophysiology of cortical malformations: magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography -- Molecular genetic testing and genetic counseling -- Embryology and neuropathological examination of central nervous system malformations -- Management of central nervous system malformations -- Medical treatment in children with central nervous system malformations -- Surgical treatment of central nervous system malformations -- Neurorehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy -- Educational, cognitive, behavioral and language development issues.

'Malformations of the Nervous System' describes the advances which have occurred in clinical neurology and the neurosciences, their impact on the understanding of neurological disorders and on patient care--

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Nervous system--Abnormalities.
Nervous System Malformations.
Nervous System--embryology.
Centraal zenuwstelsel.
Afwijkingen.
Missbildung.
Nervensystem.

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