The 5th edition of this indispensable resource captures the latest insights in neonatal
neurology in a totally engaging, readable manner. World authority Dr. Joseph Volpe has …

Cerebral palsy is the commonest physical disability in childhood, occurring in 2.0 to 2.5 per
1000 live births. Although the total number of children with cerebral palsy has remained …

Objective: To make evidence-based recommendations concerning the evaluation of the
child with a nonprogressive global developmental delay. Methods: Relevant literature was …

OBJECTIVE: The Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society develop practice parameters as …

The aim of this study was to show the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in
elucidating the aetiology, or at least pathogenesis, of cerebral palsy (CP). A systematic …

Periventricular white matter injury, that is, periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), the dominant
form of brain injury in the premature infant, is the major neuropathological substrate …

The American Academy of Neurology now recommends that all cases of cerebral palsy of
unknown origin undergo neuroimaging. Controversy surrounds this recommendation …

Two of every 1000 live-born children develop cerebral palsy (CP). The aetiology of CP is
often unclear and because CP is a symptom complex rather than a disease, clinically …

The immature visual system in infants born preterm is vulnerable to adverse events during
the perinatal period. Periventricular leukomalacia affecting the optic radiation has now …

Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic cerebral injury is an extremely important medicolegal problem
for the practicing clinician. 1 Brain injury that occurs during the perinatal period is one of the …