Curbside Consultation in Pediatric Neurology : 49 Clinical Questions.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributing Authors -- Introduction -- Section I: Seizures -- Question 1: How Are Seizures Classified? -- Question 2: How Do I Distinguish Syncope From Seizure? -- Question 3: Are Children With Febrile Seizures at Greater Risk for Epilepsy? Which of These Patients Should Be Referred to a Neurologist? -- Question 4: Are the Benign Childhood Epilepsies Really Benign? -- Question 5: Do Seizures Cause Developmental Delay? Can Treating the Seizures Help? -- Question 6: Does Epilepsy Run in Families? -- Question 7: Are There Any Diet Changes or Vitamins That May Help a Child With Epilepsy? -- Question 8: Do Children "Outgrow" Epilepsy? -- Question 9: What Are Common Side Effects of Antiseizure Medications? -- Question 10: When Is Epilepsy Considered "Refractory"? What Happens Next? -- Question 11: Can a Child With Seizures Receive All Vaccinations? -- Question 12: What Do I Do When a Child Seizes in My Office? Can a Child Die From Seizures? -- Section II: Altered Mental Status: Metabolic, Infectious, Toxins/Drugs/Concussion -- Question 13: What Is a Breath-Holding Spell? Can It Be Treated? -- Question 14: A Mother Calls Because Her Child Has Had Episodes of Confusion Over the Last Week but Is Otherwise Acting Normally How Should the Child Be Evaluated? -- Question 15: A Child Has Had a Progressive Decline in School Performance Over the Last Few Months How Should This Be Evaluated? -- Section III: Headache -- Question 16: What Are the Most Common Types of Headaches in Children? -- Question 17: When Should I Consider Head Imaging in a Child With Headache? Computed Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging? -- Question 18: What Medications Are Best to Abort a Migraine?.

Question 19: Are There Ways to Prevent Migraines? What Lifestyle Factors Contribute to Headaches? -- Question 20: Are Tension-Type Headaches Treated Differently From Migraines? -- Question 21: What Is a "Migraine Variant"? Is It Treated Differently? -- Question 22: What Can Be Done for a Post-Concussive Headache? -- Section IV: Floppy Baby -- Question 23: What Are the Most Important Components of the Exam in Evaluating a Hypotonic Baby? -- Question 24: How Do I Distinguish Central From Peripheral Causes of Hypotonia? -- Question 25: What Are the Most Common Genetic Causes of Hypotonia? -- Question 26: What Are the Clinical Features of Infant Botulism? How Is It Treated? -- Section V: Concussion -- Question 27: How Do I Know if a Child Has Had a Concussion? -- Question 28: What Is the Role for Head Imaging in Suspected Concussion? -- Question 29: What Is the Acute Management After a Concussion? When Can a Child Return to School and Sports? -- Question 30: What Is Post-Concussive Syndrome? -- Section VI: Weakness -- Question 31: How Do You Evaluate Acute Weakness in a Child? -- Question 32: What Are the Causes of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, How Often Does It Occur, and How Do You Treat It? -- Section VII: Focal Neurological Disease -- Question 33: What Are the Signs of a Stroke in a Child? Are There Other Conditions That Can Present Like a Stroke? -- Question 34: What Can I Tell a Parent to Expect About the Recovery From a Perinatal-Onset Arterial Ischemic Stroke? How About a Childhood-Onset Arterial Ischemic Stroke? -- Question 35: What Is the Chance of Developing Epilepsy After Stroke? -- Question 36: What Causes a Child to Have a Stroke? -- Section VIII: Vision Problems -- Question 37: What Are the Important Things to Consider When You See a Child With the Complaint of Vision Changes?.

Question 38: What Is the Evaluation of a Child With Optic Nerve Head Elevation (Papilledema)? -- Section IX: Vertigo -- Question 39: What Is the Difference Between Vertigo and Dizziness? What Are Common Causes of Both? -- Question 40: How Should Vertigo Be Evaluated and Treated? -- Section X: Ataxia -- Question 41: What Are Common Causes of Acute Ataxia in Children? -- Question 42: How Do You Distinguish Weakness From Ataxia? -- Question 43: How Do You Tell a Pathologic Gait From a Functional Gait? -- Section XI: Genetic Developmental Delay -- Question 44: How Should I Begin a Workup for a Child With Significant Developmental Delay? -- Question 45: What Is a Good Approach to Thinking About a Child With Multiple Dysmorphisms? -- Question 46: When Should I Think About a Mitochondrial Disorder, and What Is a Good Approach to an Initial Evaluation? -- Question 47: What Are the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Leading to Language Delay and What Workup Is Needed? -- Section XII: Unusual Episodic Moments -- Question 48: How Are Movement Disorders Classified and Why Is That Important? -- Question 49: How Do I Diagnose Tics and How Do I Treat Them? When Is It Considered Tourette Syndrome? -- Financial Disclosures -- Index.

Curbside Consultation in Pediatric Neurology: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick answers to the tricky questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between pediatricians.

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