What's New

Greater emphasis on evidence-based material
Management option boxes for all relevant clinical conditions
Expanded chapters on anatomic and structural imaging, effect of genetic factors on neural development, brain protection, fetal neurosurgical intervention, new imaging techniques
New chapters on Medicolegal Issues, written from both US and European perspectives
Many new MRI and CT images

Contents

01 Early Embryonic Development
02 Anatomical Development of the CNS
03 Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Early Brain Development
04 Ultrasound of first trimester CNS Development (Structure and Circulation)
05 Ultrasound assessment of normal fetal brain development
06 Imaging the Neonatal Brain
07 Functional Assessment of the Fetal CNS (Including Twins)
08 Clinical Assessment of the Infant Nervous System
09 Doppler Assessment of the Fetal and Neonatal Brain
10 CBF and Metabolism of the Developing Brain
11 Neonatal EEG
12 Evoked Potentials in the Neonatal Brain
13 Spectrum of Congenital Malformations
14 The Genetics of Neuro-developmental Anomolies
15 Functional Teratogenicity
16 Screening for Neurological Disorders
18 Vaginal Ultrasound
19 Epidemiology and Prevention of NTD
20 Fetal Cerebral Pathology of Ischaemic Origins
21 Intracranial Hemorrhage
22 Cerebral Ischaemic Lesions
23 Antenatal Prediciton of Asphyxia
24 Intrapartum Monitoring for Asphyxia
25 Prediction of Asphyxia with Fetal Blood Gas Analysis
26 Pathophysiology of Asphyxia
27 Management and Outcome
28 Neuroprotection of Fetus and Newborn
29 Medicolegal Issues: The UK Perspective
30 Medicolegal Issues: The American Perspective
31 Toxoplasma
32 Viral Infections
33 Bacterial and Fungal Infections
34 Prenatal Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
35 IEM, Postnatal Diagnosis and Management
36 Degenerative Disorders of the Infant CNS
37 Seizure Disorders of the Neonate and Infant
38 Disorders of Vision
39 Disorders of Hearing
40 Disorders of Spinal Cord, Cranial and Peripheral Nerves
41 Neuromuscular Disorders
42 Fetal Neurosurgical Intervention
43 Neonatal Hydrocephalus - Clinical Assessment and Non-Surgical Management
44 Neurosurgical Management of Hydrocephalus
45 Neurosurgical Management of NTD
46 Congenital Defects, Vascular Malformations and Other Lesions
47 Epidemiology of Cerebral Palsy
48 Epidemiology of Mental Retardation
49 Issues for the Obstetrician
50 Issues for the Neonatologist