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Zusatztext Although there are several good options for pediatric neuropsychology books, this one is unique in its coverage of disorders and diseases from a lifespan perspective... The references are highly current, up to 2012, but also include seminal studies dating back over 50 years to establish and highlight the roots of such research endeavors...This is an admirable addition to the pediatric neuropsychological literature. Readers will relish the concise, coherent presentation, as well as the specific coverage of developmental trajectories for these diseases and disorders that cannot be found in other books. Informationen zum Autor Ida Sue Baron, PhDDirector of Neuropsychology and Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA & University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VACeliane Rey-Casserly, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolAllied Staff in Pediatric Specialities, Pediatric Psychosocial Unit, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Klappentext This volume updates the reader about historical and current medical care for both common and rare pediatric medical conditions/disorders! and neuropsychological outcomes for children once unlikely to survive or overcome associated adverse effects of their condition. Although there are several good options for pediatric neuropsychology books, this one is unique in its coverage of disorders and diseases from a lifespan perspective... The references are highly current, up to 2012, but also include seminal studies dating back over 50 years to establish and highlight the roots of such research endeavors...This is an admirable addition to the pediatric neuropsychological literature. Readers will relish the concise, coherent presentation, as well as the specific coverage of developmental trajectories for these diseases and disorders that cannot be found in other books. Christopher J. Graver for Doody's, July 2013 Zusammenfassung This volume updates the reader about historical and current medical care for both common and rare pediatric medical conditions/disorders, and neuropsychological outcomes for children once unlikely to survive or overcome associated adverse effects of their condition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents; Section I. Medical Disorders; 1) Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Lifespan Perspective; Kevin R. Krull & Tara Brinkman; 2) Autism Spectrum Disorders; Lisa Joseph! David Black! & Audrey Thurm; 3) Childhood Brain Tumors; Celiane Rey-Casserly; 4) Cerebral Palsy; Seth Warschausky! Jacqueline N. Kaufman! & Lindsey Felix; 5) Late Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease; David C. Bellinger & Jane W. Newburger; 6) Neuropsychological Outcomes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Childhood and; Adolescence; Nichols! Kammerer! & Patton; 7) Neonatal Encephalopathy; Alex Kline! Katherine Ann Leonberger! & Ida Sue Baron; 8) Neuropsychological Functioning in Chronic Kidney Disease Across the Lifespan; Stephen Hooper & Arlene C. Gerson; 9) Neuropsychological Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplantation; Lisa Sorensen; 10)Multiple Sclerosis; William MacAllister & Lana Harder; 11) Phenylketonuria; Susan E. Waisbren & Kevin M. Antshel; 12) Preterm Birth Outcomes in Adolescence and Young Adulthood; Ida Sue Baron! Katherine Ann Leonberger! & Margot D. Ahronovich; 13) Sickle Cell Disease; Karen Wills; 14) Spina Bifida/Hydrocephalus; T. Andrew Zabel! Lisa Jacobson! & E. Mark Mahone; 15) Traumatic Brain Injury; Michael W. Kirkwood! Robin L. Peterson! & Keith Owen Yeates; Section II. Impact on Educational Systems; 16) The Changing Face of Public Education: Meeting the Needs of; Medically Challenged Children; Ellen Goldberger! Irene Meier! & Mary Ann Panarelli; 17) Transition to Higher Education for Youth with Disabilities; Lorraine E. Wolf & Sarah Kroesser; Section III. Meth...
