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Fits and Faints

This book is concerned with one of the major areas of misdiagnosis in medicine today. It has been estimated that as many as thirty per cent of children typed as ‘epileptic’ when presenting with loss of consciousness, falls or other paroxysmal episodes have, in fact, non-epileptic attacks. The most common of these conditions, the vagalmediated anoxic seizure or fainting fit, is so frequent that it will be encountered by anyone involved in the practice of clinical medicine in its widest sense. These seizures are discussed in depth using original data and extensively reviewing the literature. Many other less common, but nonetheless important, varieties of fits, faints and ‘funny turns’ are self-induced by a Valsalva maneuver, and motor events ranging from day-dreaming to the effects of suffocation and brain swelling.

Clinics in Developmental Medicine N0. 109

Fetal Behaviour

Fetal behaviour and movements not only give an insight into the developing brain, as an expression of neural activity, but are also necessary for the further development of neural structure and of other organs. This book presents an account of our current understanding of fetal behaviour as obtained through the assessment of fetal movements and behavioural states. The approach is based on the premises of developmental neurology, and provides important clues for the recognition of the age-specific functional repertoire of the nervous system.

After presenting the historical background, the authors describe in detail the patterns of fetal movements and the mechanisms underlying them. They then discuss determinants of fetal behaviour, explaining the impact of different pregnancy-related and maternal factors on behaviour. Other chapters describe important aspects such as fetal responsiveness, laterality and development of handedness, and the behaviour of twins. The final chapter reviews research on the effects of various neurological conditions on fetal behaviour.

The ability to assess the functional condition of the nervous system is invaluable to the clinician, as a considerable percentage of early brain damage is of prenatal origin. The structured and standardized description of fetal behavioural patterns proposed in this book improves our ability to understand the mechanisms underlying various aspects of behaviour in healthy fetuses and in those with brain lesions or other risk factors. Because of this, the volume will be of great interest not only to researchers in this field but also to all of those working in neonatology, paediatrics and paediatric neurology.

Readership

Researchers in this field, neonatologists, paediatricians, paediatric neurologists, neurophysiologists, neuroscientists, obstetricians

Media

The book is accompanied by 26 movies using both ultrasound and dynamic MRI to illustrate the text.

Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 189

Identification and Treatment of Gait Problems in Cerebral Palsy, 2nd Edition

The only book to deal specifically with the treatment of gait problems in cerebral palsy, this comprehensive, multi-disciplinary volume is invaluable for all those working in the field of cerebral palsy and gait.

The book is divided into two parts. The first is designed to help the reader evaluate and understand a child with cerebral palsy. It deals with neurological control, musculoskeletal growth, and normal gait, as well as cerebral injury, growth deformities and gait pathology in children with cerebral palsy. The second section is a comprehensive overview of management. It emphasizes the most fundamental concept of treatment: manage the child’s neurologic dysfunction first and then address the skeletal and muscular consequences of that dysfunction.

The book has been thoroughly updated since the previous edition, with a greater focus on treatment and several entirely new topics covered, including chapters on the operative treatment of orthopaedic deformities.

The book is accompanied by downloadable teaching videos on normal gait and motion analysis data of all case examples used in the book, as well as teaching videos demonstrating the specifics of many of the procedures used in the correction of gait deformities and gait modelling examples from the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University.

Video files are now available with all book purchases as a free digital download – contact [email protected] for more information.

Readership

Neurologists, Therapists, Physiatrists, Orthopaedic and Neurosurgeons, and Bioengineers.

Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 180-181

Supporting Videos

Videos from the book are FREE with every book purchase. Contact [email protected] for free access if you have purchased the book from another book seller.

The videos are on the following:

14 Case Examples
Instructional Videos
Musculo-Skeletal Pathology in Cerebral Palsy
Non-Operative Treatment
Operative Treatment
Patient Assessment
Section 1.4: Normal Gait

(Note to Mac users: you may need to convert the AVI files in order to view them. Free converters are widely available for download, e.g. from iSkysoft.)

Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disability

This book is written to assist those who have responsibility for the nutritional and gastrointestinal care of children with neurodisability.

The emphasis throughout is on the importance of multidisciplinary care. It is concerned with the problems surrounding the nutritional management of children with neurological impairment who have difficulty swallowing and feeding.

Written from a multidisciplinary perspective by a group of authors with considerable clinical and research experience in this area, it covers: the epidemiology of feeding disorders in children with cerebral palsy; nutritional assessment; evaluation of oral-motor function; dietetic management; nursing issues in the nutritional care of the disabled child; tube feeding; gastrointestinal problems and their investigation.

Extremely Preterm Birth and its Consequences

The ELGAN (Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns) Study was the largest and most comprehensive multicentre study ever completed for this population of babies born before 28 weeks’ gestation. The authors’ presentation and exploration of the results of the research will help clinicians to prevent adverse health outcomes and promote positive health for these children. They have focused on the exposures and outcomes related to the developing brain, inflammation and infection as major risk factors for developmental adversity.

Identifies potentially modifiable risk factors and pathways leading to a broad range of neurodevelopmental impairments in middle childhood, as well as to other conditions such as asthma, obesity, cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder.
With a focus on pre-, peri-, and post-natal inflammation and the methods used to assess it.
Covers antenatal and postnatal risk factors, then structural and functional indicators of damage to the brain.

From the Foreword

“The ELGAN Study is an important contribution and not only clarifies, but also signposts their work and future research directions … one of the most important large detailed and prospective longitudinal studies in our field.”

Neil Marlow

Professor of Neonatal Medicine, University College London

Readership

It will be a valuable and comprehensive resource for practising neonatologists, developmental paediatricians, child neurologists and psychiatrists, as well as to researchers studying population health.

Clinics in Developmental Medicine

Ethics in Child Health

Have you ever:

Wondered how to deal with a family that repeatedly fails to keep clinic appointments?
Disagreed with colleagues over a proposed course of treatment for a child?
Considered ways to ‘bump’ a child on a waiting to speed up their assessment?

These are a few of the scenarios faced by clinicians in neurodisability on a daily basis. Ethics in Child Health explores the ethical dimensions of these issues that have either been ignored or not recognised.

Each chapter is built around a scenario familiar to clinicians and is discussed with respect to how ethical principles can be utilised to inform decision-making. Useful ‘Themes for Discussion’ are provided at the end of each chapter to help professionals and students develop practical ethical thinking.

Ethics in Child Health offers a set of principles that clinicians, social workers and policy-makers can utilise in their respective spheres of influence.

Readership

Clinicians and paediatricians in neurodisability, service providers in neurodisability, community-based health professionals, and health policy makers.

Full Book Review

Read the full book review by Al Aynsley-Green published in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.

Video About the Book

Here two of the Editors, Peter Rosenbaum and Bernard Dan, discuss the development of the book, and what they hope to achieve with its publication.

Down syndrome

Down syndrome remains the most common recognisable form of intellectual disability. The challenge for doctors today is how to capture the rapidly expanding body of scientific knowledge and devise models of care to meet the needs of individuals and their families.

This book provides doctors and other health professionals with the information they need to address the challenges that can present in the management of the syndrome.

Chapters written by internationally-respected paediatricians with a special interest in Down syndrome cover Down syndrome comorbidities, such as hearing problems, gastrointestinal disorders, congenital heart diseases, as well as the underlying biology and new developments in molecular genetics. Each chapter is illustrated with informative case scenarios and answers to FAQs from parents and carers.

The most up-to-date resource on the management of Down syndrome and its comorbidities such as congenital heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders and skin disorders
Includes chapters on the underlying biology of Down syndrome, antenatal screening, neurological disorders common presentations and adult mental health
Defines how doctors can work with other health professionals to provide good interdisciplinary healthcare for individuals with Down syndrome
Contributions from the UK Down syndrome Association and the Down Syndrome Medical Interest offer a unique perspectives on issues from ‘giving the news’ to parents to coping with dementia in Down syndrome

Readership

General practitioners, community paediatricians, paediatric neurologists, neurodevelopmental paediatricians, speech and language therapists, other health and educational professionals, teachers.

Full Book Review

Read the full book review by Arnab Seal published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.

Clinics in Developmental Medicine Series

Handedness and Developmental Disorder

This book offers a comprehensive and readable account of theoretical aspects of the origins of normal development of handedness and its relationship to cerebral lateralization and intellectual function.

Later chapters review the evidence for links between non-right-handedness and various developmental disorders: mental impairment, autism, epilepsy, and disorders of spoken and written langauge.

The emphasis is on understanding the range of underlying mechanisms that might lead to associations between handedness and disorder, and on identifying assessment procedures that can distinguish between different explanations.

Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 110

Head Injury in Children and Adolescents

This is a comprehensive framework for the care needed by children and their families following a traumatic brain injury.

From the Preface:

‘Traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents is a significant epidemiological and health problem in all countries of the world. Severe brain injury forever alters the lives of affected children and their families. What has become clear is that there is also a ‘silent epidemic’ of mild head injury and that many children – for what is now recognized as the result of individual genetic differences and vulnerabilities of injury characteristics – are at risk for significant long-term cognitive and behavioural disabilities of varying severity. The future will hold promise for children who have had traumatic brain injury; neuroprotective strategies, advanced treatment in neurointensive settings and new rehabilitation approaches will all play a role in reducing disability. Preventive measures – with the regulatory and legislative strength of governments – hold the key to reduction in the incidence of traumatic brain injury.’

International Review of Child Neurology Series No. 9

Management of ADHD in Children and Young People

Practical Guide

This book is an accessible and practical guide on all aspects of assessment of children and young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and how they can be managed successfully.

The multi-professional team of authors discusses referral, assessment and diagnosis, psychological management, pharmacological management, and co-existing conditions, as well as ADHD in the school setting.

New research on girls with ADHD is also featured. Case scenarios are included that bring these topics to life.

From the Foreword by Dr Duncan Manders

‘The topics covered in this book reflect the questions clinicians working in the specialities of child and adolescent psychiatry or paediatrics frequently want answered and so would be ideal for training grade clinicians.

The authors have used their expertise of delivering teaching to ensure that their content is clear and understandable to all.

This book is not a simple introduction to the subject; clinicians from all backgrounds in children’s services, and at all levels of seniority will find something of value or interest, whether it be seeking validation for their current clinical practice or new insights into how to approach clinical challenges.

As the science basis expands, our understanding of the neurobiology of this condition will increase; however, the need for access to the experience of clinicans who have been delivering care to this group of children and young people will remain irreplaceable. This book thoroughly fulfills that need.’

Readership

Neurodisability and community paediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, specialist nurses, psychologists, education professionals and parents and carers.