Fetal and Neonatal Neurology and Neurosurgery

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Hardbound, 960 Pages
Published: JAN-2009
ISBN 10: 0-443-10407-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-443-10407-7
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


By
Malcolm Levene, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, FMedSc, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
Frank Chervenak, MD, FACOG, MMM, Given Foundation Professor and Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

Description
This book provides a definitive reference work on the developing brain, from conception through the first year of life. Its purpose is to provide the range of specialists involved in the management of the fetus and the neonate with the latest information on the developmental neurology and pathology of the developing central nervous system, so that they can provide prompt and informed treatment of neurological disability – the most feared complication of pregnancy and the early months of the life of the newborn child.

Audience:
Specialists in fetal medicine, Neonatologists, General paediatricians, Paediatric neurosurgeons, Paediatric neurologists


 
Last update: 6 Nov 2011