Neurology of the Newborn [Hardcover]

Joseph J. Volpe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1995 | ISBN-10: 072163690X | ISBN-13: 978-0721636900 | Edition: 3nd

This edition synthesizes state-of-the-art knowledge from a variety of disciplines, including clinical medicine, pathology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry and related fields. The primary focus is on clinical evaluation and management in the newborn; there is also coverage detailing the most sophisticated technology available for studying disturbances in the structure and function of the infantile nervous system. Insights are offered into neonatal seizures, including material on seizure identification through simultaneous video-EEG monitoring; deleterious effects of seizures in both the experimental animal and human newborn; and advances in pharmacokinetics. The book also discusses disease-related issues such as the neuropathology, pathogenesis, determination, and clinical aspects of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; intracranial haemorrhage and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation; intraventricular haemorrhage in the pre-term infant; bilirubin brain injury, including new understandings for the determinants of bilirubin neurotoxicity; and much more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An extraordinary work of scholarship . . . The strength of this book is the strong clinical emphasis that is incorporated from lessons learned from basic and clinical research . . . The book is so comprehensive, it is beyond criticism . . . remains a treasure for those interested in neurologic problems of the newborn, serving both as a resource and as a stimulus for future research endeavors." - Pediatric Neurology, review of the 4th edition --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 876 pages
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co; 3nd edition (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 072163690X
• ISBN-13: 978-0721636900
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,599,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great resource but the Kindle version TOC doesn't match the text!, September 14, 2011

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Ashvin Sangoram (Portola Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neurology of the Newborn E-Book (Volpe, Neurology of the Newborn) (Kindle Edition)

This is a gold standard resource text for neonatologists and pediatric neurologists. However my complaint is that the Kindle version has a hyperlinked table of contents that corresponds poorly with the actual material. I find it very difficult to find the beginning of chapters relative to where the hyperlink sends me (it's often more than a few pages off).
Can someone fix this? (Should be pretty easy...)

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference- a treatise worth reading!, December 10, 2011

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S Prabhu "neurorad" (Boston, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Neurology of the Newborn, 5e (Volpe, Neurology of the Newborn) (Hardcover)

I have the hardcover edition of the book and reading through it is like having Dr Volpe sit down and share his experience with you, with references to supporting evidence in the literature. Pain-staking work of a luminary in the field. I was particularly impressed by the approach to white matter disease. Only minor gripe I have is the images are not as good as one would expect in the day of 3 Tesla MRI, but this is probably the radiologist in me nit-picking!