This book provides extensive data on the more common and many of the more rare congenital and hereditary syndromes that manifest in the nervous system and skin. Though often complex and multi-systemic, these disorders can frequently be diagnosed using a combination of simple visual inspection and sound clinical expertise.

Drawing on fully referenced information from thousands of articles, the international editorial team has prepared a comprehensive overview that includes historical perspectives, clinical features, the pathogenesis, and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. In addition, it addresses the biochemical, molecular, and genetic basis of the disorders.

Seven years have passed since the release of the third edition. The rapidly expanding knowledge in the diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of cerebral palsy (CP)—a condition resulting from fetal and early infant brain damage, characterized by lifelong disabilities with diverse clinical presentations—has encouraged a comprehensive update to the previous edition.

This new edition is enriched by the addition of chapters on antenatal factors, genetics, ultrasound, comorbidities, and long-term prognosis. It places special emphasis on the neurodevelopmental examination of the newborn, epilepsy in children and adults with CP, the transition of young adults with CP, and orthopedic care for adults with the condition.

Contributions from new distinguished authors worldwide, alongside many contributors from the third edition, have brought sharper insights and enhanced perspectives to this updated version of the book.

This third edition systematically reviews recent developments in the diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of cerebral palsy, a consequence of foetal and early infant brain damage resulting in lifelong disabilities with a range of clinical characteristics. The first part discusses the definition, aetiology, classification, imaging and neuropathology, while the second focuses on the management of the individual challenges that children with cerebral palsy face, such as spasticity, dyskinesia, feeding problems and scoliosis. Based on the diverse characteristics of cerebral palsy, children require care from various specialists, including neuro-paediatricians, orthopaedists, psychologists, epidemiologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. This work was written by an international team of such specialists, providing a comprehensive mix of perspectives and expertise.

Das Buch informiert Sie systematisch �ber die therapeutischen M�glichkeiten bei neurop�diatrischen Erkrankungen. Die Therapievorschl�ge wurden nach Evidenzst�rke und Evidenzgrad ausgew�hlt und klassifiziert.

Die wichtigsten St�rungsbilder und aktuelle Therapieempfehlungen auf einen Blick, z.B. Fehlbildungen des Zentralnervensystems, genetische Syndrome, neurokutane Erkrankungen, Anfallserkrankungen, Schmerzen (insbesondere Kopfschmerzen), Neuroonkologie, entz�ndliche und immunvermittelte Erkrankungen, neuromuskul�re Erkrankungen und psychische St�rungen wie z.B. ADHS, Stottern, Autismus, Magersucht, nichtorganische Schlafst�rungen.

Neu in der 3. Auflage:

This book provides extensive data on the more common and many of the more rare congenital and hereditary syndromes that manifest in the nervous system and skin. Though often complex and multi-systemic, these disorders can frequently be diagnosed using a combination of simple visual inspection and sound clinical expertise.

Drawing on fully referenced information from thousands of articles, the international editorial team has prepared a comprehensive overview that includes historical perspectives, clinical features, the pathogenesis, and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. In addition, it addresses the biochemical, molecular, and genetic basis of the disorders.

Seven years have passed since the release of the third edition. The rapidly expanding knowledge in the diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of cerebral palsy (CP)—a condition resulting from fetal and early infant brain damage, characterized by lifelong disabilities with diverse clinical presentations—has encouraged a comprehensive update to the previous edition.

This new edition is enriched by the addition of chapters on antenatal factors, genetics, ultrasound, comorbidities, and long-term prognosis. It places special emphasis on the neurodevelopmental examination of the newborn, epilepsy in children and adults with CP, the transition of young adults with CP, and orthopedic care for adults with the condition.

Contributions from new distinguished authors worldwide, alongside many contributors from the third edition, have brought sharper insights and enhanced perspectives to this updated version of the book.

This third edition systematically reviews recent developments in the diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of cerebral palsy, a consequence of foetal and early infant brain damage resulting in lifelong disabilities with a range of clinical characteristics. The first part discusses the definition, aetiology, classification, imaging and neuropathology, while the second focuses on the management of the individual challenges that children with cerebral palsy face, such as spasticity, dyskinesia, feeding problems and scoliosis. Based on the diverse characteristics of cerebral palsy, children require care from various specialists, including neuro-paediatricians, orthopaedists, psychologists, epidemiologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. This work was written by an international team of such specialists, providing a comprehensive mix of perspectives and expertise.

Das Buch informiert Sie systematisch �ber die therapeutischen M�glichkeiten bei neurop�diatrischen Erkrankungen. Die Therapievorschl�ge wurden nach Evidenzst�rke und Evidenzgrad ausgew�hlt und klassifiziert.

Die wichtigsten St�rungsbilder und aktuelle Therapieempfehlungen auf einen Blick, z.B. Fehlbildungen des Zentralnervensystems, genetische Syndrome, neurokutane Erkrankungen, Anfallserkrankungen, Schmerzen (insbesondere Kopfschmerzen), Neuroonkologie, entz�ndliche und immunvermittelte Erkrankungen, neuromuskul�re Erkrankungen und psychische St�rungen wie z.B. ADHS, Stottern, Autismus, Magersucht, nichtorganische Schlafst�rungen.

Neu in der 3. Auflage: