The third edition of this two-volume reference has been updated to include late-1990s treatment of epilepsy, seizures and drug therapies, coma, head injuries, and genetics and their related metabolic conditions. With coverage from birth to adolescence, content is accessible from four directions: history and physical exams; lab tests; signs and symptoms; and disease. Also included are advances in imaging technologies, guidelines for evaluation, DSM-IV and a chapter on how best to utilize the Internet and other information service providers.

Table of Contents:
Part One: Clinical Evaluation 1 General Aspects of the Neurologic History 2 Neurologic Examination of the Older Child 3 Neurologic Examination After the Newborn Period Until Two Years of Age 4 Neurologic Examination of the Term and Preterm Infant 5 Muscular Tone and Gait Disturbances 6 Visual Loss Associated with Childhood Neurologic Disease 7 Hearing Impairment 8 Vertigo 9 Taste and Smell Part Two: Neurodiagnostic Testing 10 Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination 11 Pediatric Neuroimaging 12 Pediatric Neurophysiology Evaluation Part Three: Perinatal Acquired and Congenital Neurologic Disorders 13 Neonatal Seizures 14 Hypoxic-Ischemic Cerebral Injury in the Newborn 15 Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Preterm Neonate 16 Perinatal Metabolic Encephalopathies 17 Congenital Structural Defects 18 Microcephaly, Micrencephaly, Megalocephaly, and Megalencephaly 19 Cerebral Palsy Part Four: Genetic, Metabolic and Neurocutaneous Disorders 20 Introduction to Genetics 21 Chromosomes and Chromosomal Abnormalities 22 Disorders of Amino Acid and Organic Acid Metabolism and Transport 23 Diseases of Ammonia Metabolism 24 Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism 25 Lysosomal Diseases 26 Oxidative Metabolism Disorders 27 Mitochondrial Diseases 28 Peroxisomal Diseases 29 Neurocutaneous Syndromes; Phakomatoses and Allied Conditions Part Five: Neurobehavioral Disorders 30 Global Developmental Delay and Mental Retardation 31 Intellectual and Motor Regression 32 Speech and Language Disorders 33 Learning Disabilities 34 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders 35 Tourette Syndrome and Its Associated Neurobehavioral Problems 36 Autistic Spectrum Disorders Part Six: Epilepsy 37 Pediatric Epilepsy: An Overview 38 Generalized Seizures 39 Partial Seizures (Focal and Multifocal) 40 Epileptiform Disorders with Cognitive Symptoms 41 Myoclonus and Myoclonic Seizures 42 Febrile Seizures 43 Status Epilepticus 44 Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Children 45 The Ketogenic Diet 46 Epilepsy Surgery in the Pediatric Population 47 Behavioral, Cognitive and Social Difficulties in Childhood Epilepsy Part Seven: Non-epileptiform Paroxysmal Disorders and Disorders of Sleep 48 Headaches in Infants and Children 49 Breath-Holding Spells and Reflex Anoxic Seizures 50 Syncope and Paroxysmal Disorders Other than Epilepsy 51 Pediatric Sleep Disorders Part Eight: Disorders of Balance and Movement 52 Cerebellar Dysfunction, Ataxia and Spinocerebellar Degeneration Disorder 53 Movement Disorders and Disorders of the Basal Ganglia Part Nine: Gray and White Matter Degenerative Disorders 54 Degenerative Diseases Primarily of Gray Matter 55 Disorders Primarily Affecting White Matter Part Ten: Brain Injury and Disorders of Consciousness 56 Impairment of Consciousness and Coma 57 Traumatic Brain Injury in Children 58 Nonaccidental Head Injury 59 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants and Older Children 60 Increased Intracranial Pressure 61 Spinal Cord Injury 62 Determination of Brain Death in Infants and Children Part Eleven: Infections of the Nervous System 63 Bacterial Infections of the Nervous System 64 Viral Infections of the Nervous System 65 Fungal, Rickettsial, and Parasitic Diseases of the Nervous System Part Twelve: Tumors and Vesicular Disorders of the Nervous System 66 Tumors of the Brain and Spinal Cord Including Leukemic Involvement 67 Cerebrovascular Disease in Children 68 Neurologic Manifestations of Rheumatic Disorders of Childhood Part Thirteen: Neuromuscular Disorders 69 Normal Muscle 70 Anterior Horn cell and Cranial Motor Neuron Disease 71 Peripheral Neuropathies in Children 72 Inflammatory Neuropathies in Childhood 73 Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction 74 Muscular Dystrophies 75 Congenital Myopathies 76 Metabolic Myopathies 77 Inflammatory Myopathies 78 Channelpathies: Myotonic Disorders/Periodic Paralysis Part Fourteen: Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Nervous System Disorders 79 Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland in Adolescence and Childhood 80 Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System 81 Disorders of Micturition and Defecation Part Fifteen: Systemic Diseases and Their Effect on the Nervous System 82 Poisoning and Drug-Induced Neurologic Diseases 83 Neurologic Disorders Associated with Cardiac Disease 84 Interrelationships Between Renal and Neurologic Diseases and Therapies 85 Neurologic Disorders Associated with Gastrointestinal Diseases, Nutritional Deficiencies and Fluid-Electrolyte Disorders 86 Neurologic Complications of Immunization Part Sixteen: Child Neurology Resources 87 The Internet and Its Resources for the Child Neurologist 88 Resource Guide for Child Neurologists