Shevell Michael, Miller Steven (eds.) Acquired Brain Injury in the Fetus and Newborn

Mac Keith Press, 2012. — 341 p. — (International Reviews of Child Neurology Series) — ISBN: 9781907655029Given the tremendous advances in the last five years in the understanding of acquired neonatal brain injury and in the care of affected newborn infants, this book provides a timely review for the practicing neurologist, neonatologist and pediatrician.The editors take a pragmatic approach, focusing on specific populations encountered regularly by the clinician. They begin by addressing aspects of fetal neurology and the interpretation of fetal imaging studies. They then follow a “bench to bedside” approach to acquired brain injury in the preterm and term newborn infant in the next chapters. The contributors, all internationally recognized clinician scientists, provide the clinician reader with a state-of-the art review in their area of expertise. The final section of the book address special populations and concerns, areas that are largely overlooked in existing neurology textbooks. Each of these areas has seen considerable advances in the last five years and is of increasing relevance to the neurologist and neonatologist clinician. The comprehensive nature of each section (from basic science to acute clinical care to outcomes) should appeal broadly to scientists and allied health professionals working in neonatal neurology.Paediatric neurologists, neonatologists, neurologists and paediatricians, clinicians in child development, child health researchers and allied health professionals (in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and psychology). Trainees in these areas.The Fetus
Imaging the Fetal Brain
The Preterm Infant
Mechanisms of Acute and Chronic Brain Injury in the Preterm Infant
Clinical assessment of the Preterm Infant including Near-infrared spectroscopy, amplitude-integrated Electroencephalography, and Electroencephalography
Imaging the Brain of the Preterm Infant
Protecting the Brain of the preterm infant
Seizures in the Preterm Infant
Outcomes After Brain Injury in the Preterm Infant
The Term Infant
Mechanisms of brain Neurodegeneration in the Term infant
Clinical Approach to Term Encephalopathy
Imaging term infa nts with suspected hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Protecting the Brain in term infants
Seizures in the term newborn infant
Outcomes after Brain Injury in the Term infant
Specialized Topics
Neonatal Neurology in the Developing World
Perinatal Stroke
Brain Injury in Newborn infa nts with Congenital Heart Disease
Metabolic Brain Injury in the fetus and the neonate
The Nutritionally Deprived Fetus and Newborn infant
Ethical Considerations in Fetal and Neonatal Neurology