Neurological examination of the child with minor neurological dysfunction / / Mijna Hadders-Algra

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969515803321
• Autore: Hadders-Algra Mijna
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Mac Keith Press, 2010
• ISBN: 9781908316851; 1908316853; 9781898683995; 1898683999
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Collana: 6
• Disciplina: 618.928
• Soggetti: Pediatric neurology; Neurologic examination
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Foreword Touwen -- Foreword Forsyth -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 Assessment of minorneurological dysfunction -- History: minimal brain dysfunction and minor neurological dysfunction -- Current application of the assessment of MND -- Chapter 3 Assessment techniqueand psychometric properties -- Development of the Groningen Assessment -- Theoretical and technical aspects of the assessment -- Psychometric properties -- Chapter 4 Assessment of thechild sitting: part I -- Ability to sit -- Posture during sitting (PT) -- Posture with arms extended (PT) -- Involuntary movements during sitting with and without extended arms (I) -- Mouth-opening and finger-spreading phenomenon (A) -- Kicking (Co) -- Reaction to push against the shoulder while sitting (Co) -- Examination of reflexes -- Chapter 5 Assessment of the child standing -- Ability to stand -- Posture during standing, including inspection of the trunk (PT) -- Abdominal skin reflex (R) -- Romberg test (Co) -- Test for involuntary movements (I) -- Reaction to push against the shoulder during standing (Co) -- Diadochokinesis (Co) -- Finger-nose test (Co) -- Fingertip-touching test (Co) -- Finger opposition test (F) -- Follow-a-; finger test (F) -- Circle test (F) -- Chapter 6 Assessment ofthe child walking -- Ability to walk -- Posture during walking (PT) -- Walking along a straight line (Co) -- Walking on tiptoe -- Walking on heels -- Standing on one leg (Co) -- Hopping (Co) -- Chapter 7 Assessment of the child lying -- Knee-heel test (Co) -- Chapter 8 Assessment of thechild sitting: part II -- Assessment of processing of sensory information -- Eyes -- EARS -- MOUTH -- Chapter 9 General data -- Quantity of spontaneous motor activity -- Quality of spontaneous motor activity -- Somatognosis - knowledge of body schema -- Hand preference.; Chapter 10 Interpretation of findings -- Introduction: MND in the framework of the International Classification ofFunctioning, Disability and Health: Children and Youth version -- Interpretation of neurological findings -- Specific types of MND -- Application of the assessment in research -- Value in clinical practice -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A practical handbook covering the examination of minor neurological dysfunction. The approach is a detailed and extensive neurological examination with the aim of detecting a possible neurobiological basis for learning, behavioural and motor coordination problems in a child and thus informing decision-making and management.