Peter G. Barth (ed.)

Disorders of neuronal migration

Herausgeber: Barth, Peter G.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Disorders of neuronal migration can cause learning disability, autism, and epilepsy. Many are genetically determined and need precise diagnosis to provide genetic counselling. This book will help the clinician to acquire insight as well as proficiency in diagnosis. Individual chapters describe subgroups including lissencephalies, subependymal heterotopia, non-lissencephalic cortical dysplasias, anomalies of the corpus callosum, hemimegalencephaly, schizencephaly, polymicrogyria and multisystem disorders with impaired migration such as chromosomal and metabolic syndromes. Neuroradiological and genetic data are provided with the respective chapters. Although the book is intended for clinical practice, it provides core information for all interested in this important biological process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mac Keith Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 501g
• ISBN-13: 9781898683315
• ISBN-10: 189868331X
• Artikelnr.: 21477886

Autorenporträt

Edited by Peter G. Barth, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Inhaltsangabe

* * Introduction, Peter G. Barth
* * Morphogenesis of the human cerebral cortex, V. S. CavinessJr, T. Takahashi, R. S. Nowakowski and Robert Wood
* * Lissencephaly: the clinical and molecular genetic basis ofdiffuse malformations of neuronal migration, William B. Dobynsand Richard J. Leventer
* * Non-lissencephalic cortical dysplasias, Ruben I. Kuznieckyand Frederick Andermann
* * Periventricular gray matter heterotopia: a heterogenous groupof malformations of cortical development, Richard J. Leventerand William B. Dobyns
* * Anomalies of the Corpus Callosum and cortical malformations,A. James Barkovich
* * Hemimegalencephaly, Laura Flores-Sarnat
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Rezensionen

"I found this to be a very worthwhile book which provides anexcellent overview of a challenging and increasingly important areaof pediatric neurology." Developmental Medicine & ChildNeurology

"This book is going to be a text of reference for neurologistsand epileptologists no mater how many updated classifications ofmalformations of cortical development may arise." Infant& Child Development