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Springer Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Clinical Care for Children and Young Adults 1st Editon 2011 Hardbound by Dilip R. Patel, Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar, Joav Merrick
Increasingly more and more children with developmental disabilities survive into adulthood. Pediatricians and other clinicians are called upon to care for an increasing number of children with developmental disabilities in their practice and thus there is a need for a practical guide specifically written for paediatricians and primary care clinicians that addresses major concepts of neurodevelopmental pediatrics. In the United States, the specialty training leading to a conjoint board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, requires a total of 6 years of training (2 years of pediatrics, 1 year of neurology, 18 months of child neurology, 18 months of neurodevelopmental disabilities). As of December 2006, in the US, there were 241 pediatricians and 55 child neurologists certified in the subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Thus most of the children with developmental disabilities are seen by pediatricians and therefore it is important for these pediatricians to be well informed of common issues in the field. The 60,000 or so pediatricians in the United States (and hundreds more in other countries) are the main target audience for a practical book on neurodevelopmental pediatrics. Foreword: I Leslie Rubin, MD.- Chapter 1: Neurodevelopmental disabilities: Introduction and epidemiology, Dilip Patel and Joav Merrick.- Chapter 2: Basic concepts of developmental diagnosis, Dilip Patel.- Chapter 3: Psychological assessment and testing, Margo Adams Larsen, Erin Tentis-Berglund, Robin Joseph and Helen D Pratt.- Chapter 4: Inborn errors of metabolism, Manmohan Kamboj .- Chapter 5: Genetic evaluation in developmental disabilities, Helga Toriello .- Chapter 6: Neurodevelopmental aspects of common genetic syndromes, Helga Toriello .- Chapter 7: Autism spectrum disorders, Ahsan Nazeer.- Chapter 8: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Donald E Greydanus .- Chapter 9: Sleep in children and adolescents with neurobehavioral disorders, Bantu Chhangani and Donald E Greydanus.- Chapter 10: Learning disabilities, Helen D Pratt and Donald E Greydanus .- Chapter 11: Intellectual disability, Dilip Patel and Joav Merrick.- Chapter 12: Developmental language disorders, Nikola Nelson.- Chapter 13: Disorders of speech and voice, Helen Sharp and Stephen M Tasko.- Chapter 14: Tic disorders, Donald E Greydanus.- Chapter 15: Medical management of cerebral palsy, Nancy N Dodge.- Chapter 16: Myelomeningocele, Dilip R Patel .- Chapter 17: Pain in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Lynn Breau, Meir Lotan and Jeffrey L Koh.- Chapter 18: Visual impairment, Katherine Bergwerk.- Chapter 19: Impact of neurodevelopmental disorders on hearing in children and adolescents, Bharti Katbamna and Teresa Crumptom.- Chapter 20: Sexuality and gynecological care, Donald E Greydanus and Hatim Omar.- Chapter 21: Dental aspects, Ilan Feldberg and Joav Merrick.- Chapter 22: General medical care of individuals with developmental disabilities, Joav Merrick and Mohammed Morad.- Chapter 23: Principles of team care for children with developmental disabilities, Dilip Patel and Helen D Pratt.- Chapter 24: Working with the family and care givers, Helen D Pratt.