RT Journal
A1 ISOM JB
T1 PAediatric neurology
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1986
FD March 1
VO 140
IS 3
SP 251
OP 251
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140170077034
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140170077034
AB The author's prefatory statement indicates that the purpose of this monograph is the provision of "simple and practical guidelines for the management of neurological disorders in infancy and childhood." To that end, this monograph achieves its purpose.It is particularly directed to physicians training to become pediatricians and to others who, perforce, only occasionally see children with neurological disorders: pediatricians, adult-oriented neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, general practitioners, and other physicians who occasionally encounter pediatric neurological problems.Each chapter focuses on a set of related complaints that bring children to a physician. The various entities that may produce the complaint are discussed, emphasizing the typical clinical findings, the expected abnormal laboratory findings, and other examinations that may help reach the correct diagnosis.Most chapter headings indicate an abnormal sign such as ataxia or convulsion; others are more global, such as those on mental retardation, malformations, or tumors of the nervous system. Some