Stay up to date with today’s latest advances in diagnosis and management, as well as the many scientific and technological advances that are revolutionizing neonatal neurology, with the definitive text in the field. Volpe's Neurology of the Newborn, 7th Edition, shares the knowledge and expertise of world authority Dr. Joseph Volpe, who, along with Dr. Terrie E. Inder of Children’s Hospital of Orange County and other distinguished editors, brings a wealth of insight to this classic text. Known for its clear, engaging writing style, vibrant, full-color illustrations, and authoritative information throughout, this reference is an indispensable resource for those who provide care for neonates with neurological conditions. Key Features
Provides clear, comprehensive coverage of neonatal neurology in Dr. Joseph Volpe’s own legendary, readable manner—for a masterful, cohesive source of answers to any question that arises in your practice. Brings the latest science into the clinical setting, with an emphasis on translating new knowledge to the infant’s bedside. Offers comprehensive updates with summary tables and text to reflect major advances in the study of hemorrhage; new insights into molecular genetics and molecular characterization of brain tumors; significant advances in drugs and the developing nervous system; and much more. Includes new chapters on fetal neurology which address the importance of understanding and investigating the maternal-fetal origins of neonatal disease, as well as new chapters on neurodevelopmental follow-up, inflammation, and neurology in low-resource settings. Contains more than 1,000 illustrations: clinical and pathological specimens, key experimental findings, schematics, algorithms, anatomical drawings, and neuroimaging throughout, as well as numerous tables and boxes that synthesize key points. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Author Information
Edited by Joseph J. Volpe, MD, Bronson Crothers Professor of Neurology, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, Neurologist-in-Chief, Emeritus, Boston Children’s Hospital Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Harvard Institutes of Medicine and Terrie E. Inder, MB, ChB, MD, Mary Ellen Avery Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Chair, Department of Pediatric, Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
-도서목차- Unit I: Human Brain Development Overview 1. Neural Tube Development and Defects 2. Prosencephalic Development and Defects 3. Congenital Hydrocephalus 4. Cerebellar Development and Defects 5. Neuronal Proliferative Events and Defects 6. Neuronal Migrational Events and Defects 7. Organizational Events and Defects 8. Myelination Events and Defects
Unit II: Neurological Evaluation Overview 9. Neurological Examination: Normal and Abnormal Features 10. Specialized Neurological Studies 11. Neurodevelopmental Followup
Unit III: Neonatal Seizures Overview 12. Neonatal Seizures
Unit IV: Hypoxic-ischemic and Related Disorders Overview 13. Pathophysiology General Principles 14. Encephalopathy of the Preterm - Neuropathology 15. Encephalopathy of the Preterm - Pathophysiology 16. Encephalopathy of the Preterm - Clinical - Neurological Features, Diagnosis, Imaging, Prognosis, Therapy 17. Intrauterine, Intrapartum Assessments in the Term Infant 18. Hypoxic Ischemic Injury in the Term Infant – Neuropathology 19. Hypoxic Ischemic Injury in the Term Infant – Pathophysiology 20. Hypoxic Ischemic Injury in the Term Infant – Clinical - Neurological Features, Diagnosis, Imaging, Prognosis, Therapy 21. Stroke in the Newborn