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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| Titolo: |
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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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Mac Keith Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.9280475 |
| Soggetto topico: | Newborn infants - Diseases - Diagnosis |
| Pediatric neurology - Diagnosis | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
CioniGiovanni
MercuriEugenio
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Neurological assessment in the first two years of life |
| ISBN: | 1-898683-82-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457432303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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