Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Childhood
- 作者
- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 2011年4月 第1版
- ISBN 9780521763493
- 定价 904.10
内容简介
Althoughmultiplesclerosisandotherdisordersofmyelinformationandrepairaremostcommonlyassociatedwithadults,theycanalsooccurininfants,childrenandadolescents.Upto5percentofthosewithMSexperiencesymptomsbeforetheageof18,andthenumberofcasesdiagnosedisrising.Thereisalackofawarenessaboutthesediseasesinchildhood,however,evenamongstpediatricneurologistsandMSspecialists.DemyelinatingDisordersoftheCentralNervousSysteminChildhoodprovidescomprehensivecoverageofthesediseases,highlightingthroughoutthedifferencesbetweenmanagementinchildhoodandinadults.Withsectionsdedicatedtothediagnosis,course,treatmentandbiologyofpediatricMS,detailedchaptersonotherchildhooddemyelinatingdiseases,includingacutedisseminatedencephomyelitis,opticneuritis,acutecompletetransversemyelitisandneuromyelitisoptica,arealsoprovided.EssentialreadingforpediatricneurologistsandMSspecialists,thisbookwillalsobevaluablereadingforadultneurologistsandpediatricians.
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