Mac Keith Press Practical Guides: Principles and Practice of Child Neurology in Infancy

Colin Kennedy

ISBN 10: 1908316357 / ISBN 13: 9781908316356

Editore: Mac Keith Press, 2012

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Spuren von Feuchtigkeit / Nässe; Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Gebrochener Buchrücken. This handbook of neurological practice in infants aims to be a practical resource for clinicians, especially in under-resourced areas where 70% of children with disabilities reside and most have neurological impairments. It offers recommendations for investigations and treatments based on internationally accepted practices suitable for various settings. The content is organized into two parts: Principles and Clinical Settings, with the latter focusing on a symptom-based approach. Contributors present their chapters in an accessible, didactic style, ensuring a consistent organization of material. The emphasis is on clinical methods, appropriate investigations and treatments, while avoiding unnecessary or harmful interventions. Each chapter includes boxes that highlight key messages, common errors, and warning signs for quick reference, making the book a handy guide. It is intended for all caregivers of children with neurological issues, including pediatric neurologists, neonatologists, general pediatricians, community pediatricians, specialists in neurodisability, pediatric rehabilitation, epilepsy, and final-year medical students. Specialist nurses will also find valuable information within its pages.

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• Titolo: Mac Keith Press Practical Guides: Principles and Practice of Child Neurology in Infancy
• Editore: Mac Keith Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1908316357
• ISBN 13: 9781908316356
• Rilegatura: Softcover
• Condizione: Fair

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Riassunto

This handbook of neurological practice in infants is designed to be of practical use to all clinicians, but particularly those in under-resourced locations. Seventy per cent of children with disabilities live in resource-poor countries and most of these children have neurological impairments. This book presents recommendations for investigations and treatments based on internationally accepted good practice that can be implemented in most settings. The book is divided into two parts: Principles and Clinical settings, with the latter taking a symptom-based approach. The contributors have approached their chapters using an accessible, didactic style and consistent organization of material. The emphasis throughout is on clinical methods, the use of appropriate investigations and treatments, and the avoidance of unnecessary or potentially harmful interventions. For quick reference, all chapters feature boxes highlighting key messages, common errors, and when to worry. The book is designed to be carried round as a handy reference.

Readership
All those providing care for children with neurological problems, including those in resource-poor settings. This includes paediatric neurologists but also neonatologists, general paediatricians, community paediatricians, specialists in neurodisability, paediatric rehabilitation, epilepsy and paediatric neurology. The book also includes information that would be useful to specialist nurses and final-year medical students.

Informazioni sull?autore

Colin Kennedy is Professor of Neurology and Paediatrics at the University of Southampton and a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, and principal investigator on several long term funded studies, including those requiring national or international collaboration. He is a former president of the European Paediatric Neurology Society and the British Paediatric Neurology Association, and a past convenor of the European Committee of National Advisers in Paediatric Neurology. He has a particular interest in the care of children with neurological problems in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.