Leading international authorities in childhood neurology present a critical new appraisal of a childhood condition that has intrigued pediatric neurologists worldwide. An outstanding roster of specialists sheds new light on alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), providing vital new links in our understanding of this baffling disorder in the areas of diagnosis and treatment. The book begins with an historical perspective on AHC, and continues with clinical findings and diagnostic criteria for the condition. Subsequent chapters examine the natural history and occurrence of the disorder in different patient populations; report on epilepsy and electrographic investigations, metabolic studies, sleep studies, and genetic findings; and explore treatments such as flunarizine, haloperidol, and rectal chloral hydrate. Other chapters address imaging procedures in children with alternating hemiplegia and discuss the latest findings on the relationship of migraine to the disorder.

Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (International Review of Child Neurology)

Aicardi, Jean

Andermann, Frederick

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Raven Pr

Every physician who treats children with epilepsy will welcome this new Third Edition of Dr. Aicardi’s internationally acclaimed text. Now coauthored by three distinguished experts—Alexis Arzimanoglou, MD, Renzo Guerrini, MD, and Jean Aicardi, MD, FRCP—this edition has been completely revised to reflect the past ten years’ advances in diagnosis and therapy. The book describes in detail the types of seizures occurring during infancy, childhood, and adolescence and explains the key principles of diagnosis, prognosis, and medical and surgical treatment. This edition provides up-to-the-minute information on anticonvulsant drugs and the genetics of epilepsy and includes a new chapter on epileptic encephalopathies.

Epilepsy in Children

Arzimanoglou, Alexis

Guerrini, Renzo

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Dealing with abnormal conditions of the nervous system in childhood, this book covers foetal, perinatal and neonatal problems. Subjects dealt with include neurological diseases and CNS malformations, developmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, tumours, and metabolic and infectious diseases.

Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood

Mac Keith Press

This eagerly awaited new edition is comprehensively updated whilst retaining both the popular problem-solving approach and its familiar organisation and style. Notable advances receive careful coverage, from molecular genetics and imaging technology to 'new' diseases and important treatment developments. From the reviews of the first edition: "A 1400 page textbook by a master clinician and teacher with unparalleled experience in both hospital and ambulatory child neurology has to be taken seriously and can be consulted with confidence" ... "It is a user-friendly reference book that belongs on the shelf of child and adult neurologists, pediatricians, neurosurgeons, and general practitioners who need authoritative and complete information about the common and rare neurological disorders they are bound to encounter" ... "readers get the feeling that Dr Aicardi is speaking directly to them and sharing the wisdom accrued from years of clinical experience and teaching" ... "There is much to praise and little to criticise in this treatise." New England Journal of Medicine Received a Highly Commended Certificate (Advanced Edited Book Category) at the Medical Society of London 1998 Medical Book Awards.

Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood (Clinics in Developmental Medicine)

Medical Books

Medicine

Movement Disorders in Children brings the combined expertise and experience of two world-known authorities to the systematic and practical study of movement disorders in infancy and childhood. Aimed at the clinicians and professionals who manage children with these disorders, Emilio Fernandez-Alvarez and Jean Aicardi cover not only the well-known diseases, but also the less well-known conditions, such as ‘transient’ and ‘paroxysmal’ movement disorders. It is the first time all the available information, currently spread throughout journals and individual chapters in other books, has been brought together in one volume and specifically directed towards the care of children with movement disorders. With its clinical emphasis, full coverage and extensive but selective references, this book will be essential reading for child neurologists, pediatricians and physiotherapists.

Movement Disorders in Children (International Child Neurology Association)

Fernandez-Alvarez, Emilio