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Neurological assessment in the first two years of life [[electronic resource] ] : instruments for the follow-up of high-risk newborns / / edited by Giovanni Cioni and Eugenio Mercuri |
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London, : Mac Keith Press, c2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Clinics in developmental medicine ; ; no. 176 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CioniGiovanni |
MercuriEugenio |
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Soggetti |
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Newborn infants - Diseases - Diagnosis |
Pediatric neurology - Diagnosis |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; AUTHORS' APPOINTMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION Giovanni Cioni and Eugenio Mercuri; References; 2 NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF DEVELOPMENT Janet Eyre; Introduction; Development of the cortex; Development of afferent somatosensory projections; Corticospinal axonal projection and withdrawal; Spinal innervation; Activity-dependent development of the corticospinal tract; References; 3 NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN NORMAL YOUNG INFANTS Eugenio Mercuri, Leena Haataja and Lilly Dubowitz; Development of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination; Validation of the examination |
Timing and sequence of the examinationPerforming and scoring the examination; Section 1: Neurological examination; Section 2: Developmental milestones; Section 3: Behaviour; Optimality scores; References; 4 CLASSICAL NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN YOUNG INFANTS WITH NEONATAL BRAIN LESIONS Eugenio Mercuri, Leena Haataja, Daniela Ricci, Frances Cowan and Lilly Dubowitz; Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy; Cerebral infarction; Preterm infants; Other applications; References; 5 OTHER APPROACHES TO NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Giovanni Cioni, Christa Einspieler and Paola Paolicelli; Introduction |
Assessment of general movementsThe 'complementary' neuromotor |
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examination; Behavioural assessment scales; Conclusions; References; 6 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE INFANT BRAIN Mary Rutherford, Eugenio Mercuri and Frances Cowan; Introduction; Practical issues; Normal appearances of the developing brain from term to 2 years; Interpretation of scans; Timing of clinical scans; Patterns of injury and prediction of outcome; The infant presenting with neurological abnormalities; References; 7 DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Enrico Biagioni, Andrea Guzzetta and Giovanni Cioni |
IntroductionThe EEG; Techniques of prolonged EEG monitoring: cerebral function monitoring (CFM); Evoked potentials; References; 8 ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENTOF HIGH-RISK INFANTS IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS Samantha Johnson and Neil Marlow; Why should we perform a developmental assessment?; Screening or detailed assessment?; Formal standardized measures of development; Developmental assessment tools; Limitations of standardized tests; Parental measures of development; Summary; References; 9 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THEFIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE Francesco Guzzetta, Chiara Veredice and Andrea Guzzetta |
IntroductionDevelopment of cognitive competence; Assessment techniques; Clinical role of developmental assessment in the first two years of life; References; 10 HEARING, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION Anna Chilosi, Paola Cipriani, Sandra Maestro and Elisabetta Genovese; Hearing screening methods in high-risk newborns; Development of language and communication in the first two years of life; Disorders of communication: early signs of autism; Conclusions; References; 11 DEVELOPMENT OF VISION ANDVISUAL ATTENTION Anthony Norcia and Francesca Pei; Introduction; The hierarchy of visual processing |
The development of early vision |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book provides a review of the state of the art of neurological assessment in the first two years of life and identifies the most appropriate instruments for the follow-up of newborns who are at risk of developing neurological abnormalities. |
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