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Contributors
Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1 Anatomical development of the central nervous system 3
2 Functional development of the fetal central nervous system 31
3 Fetal habituation and its clinical applications 45
4 Imaging the normal fetal brain 61
5 Clinical assessment of the infant nervous system 83
6 Imaging of the neonatal brain 105
7 Doppler assessment of the fetal and neonatal brain 129
8 Methods for assessing cerebral blood flow and metabolism of the developing brain 145
9 Neonatal electroencephalography 163
10 Evoked potentials in the neonatal period 179
11 Congenital malformations of the brain 193
12 Assessment and management of fetal ventriculomegaly and other associated congenital anomalies 215
13 Assessment of other congenital abnormalities of the fetal brain 231
14 Genetics of neurodevelopmental abnormalities 249
15 Functional teratogenic effects of chemicals on the developing brain 263
16 The spectrum of neural tube defects 281
17 Epidemiology and prevention of neural tube defects 287
18 Antenatal diagnosis and management of neural tube defects 295
19 Surgical management of neural tube defects 311
20 Fetal cerebral pathology of circulatory origin 321
21 Neonatal intracranial haemorrhage 335
22 Cerebral ischaemic lesions 367
23 Intrapartum asphyxia 389
24 The asphyxiated newborn infant 405
25 Management and outcome of birth asphyxia 427
26 Viral and protozoal infections 445
27 Bacterial and fungal infections 473
28 Prenatal diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism 503
29 Inborn errors of metabolism - postnatal diagnosis and management 511
30 Degenerative disorders of the infant central nervous system 525
31 Neonatal seizure disorders 547
32 Disorders of vision 565
33 Disorders of hearing 591
34 Pain perception 601
35 Disorders of the spinal cord and cranial and peripheral nerves 613
36 Neuromuscular disorders 623
37 Neonatal hydrocephalus - clinical assessment and non-surgical treatment 645
38 Neurosurgical management of hydrocephalus 661
39 Congenital defects, vascular malformations and other lesions 667
40 Epidemiology of cerebral palsy 681
41 Epidemiology of mental retardation 689
42 Ethical dilemmas of diagnosis and intervention 709
Index 719