Neurological Assessment of the Preterm and Fullterm Newborn Infant

Informationen zum Autor Lilly M. S. Dubowitz, Hammersmith Hospital Victor Dubowitz, Hammersmith Hospital Eugenio Mercuri, Hammersmith Hospital Klappentext This is the second edition of the manual describing a popular and practical tool for the clinical neurological examination of the newborn. In addition to a number of developments on the original scheme in the light of clinical and research experience! this edition also facilitates the recording and performance of the examination by providing clear information on its administration! aided by illustrative diagrams. A new feature is the inclusion of scoring tables at the back of the book. Other sections include a simplified version of the examination suited to inexperienced staff! applicable both for screening and for use in developing countries! and a revised proforma which may be used for the follow-up of infants beyond the neonatal period. There is also a new section describing clinical patterns in newborns with brain lesions and their correlation with imaging and neurological findings. Zusammenfassung A new edition of this popular and practical manual provides well-illustrated administration guidelines alongside some useful tool developments. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Historical review. 2. Evolution of the present neurological scheme and its applications. 3. The neurological assessment. 4. The neurological profile of normal preterm and term infants. 5. The term infant:development of an optimality score. 6. The neurological examination in preterm and term infants with brain lesions. 7. Adaptation of the neurological proforma. 8. References.

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• Authors: Lilly M. S. Dubowitz, Lilly M. S. (Hammersmith Hospital) Dubowitz, Lilly M. S. (Hammersmith Hospital) Dubow Dubowitz, lilly m.s. Dubowitz, Victor Dubowitz, Victor (Hammersmith Hospital) Dubowitz, Eugenio Mercuri, Eugenio (Hammersmith Hospital) Mercuri
• Publisher: MacKeith Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2007
• EAN: 9781898683155
• ISBN: 978-1-898683-15-5
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Clinics in Developmental Medic; Clinics in Developmental Medicine; Clinics in Developmental Medic
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine