1 Cerebral and Cranial Malformations --;1.1 Malformations of the Corpus Callosum --;1.2 Prosencephaly: Arhinencephaly --;1.3 Absence of the Septum Pellucidum --;1.4 Malformations of the Cerebral Cortex --;1.5 Congenital Obstruction of the Aqueduct of Sylvius --;1.6 Cleland-Chiari Malformation --;1.7 Dandy-Walker Syndrome --;1.8 Cerebellar Hypoplasia --;1.9 Cephaloceles --;1.10 Malformative Intracranial Cysts --;1.11 Hamartoma of the Tuber Cinereum --;1.12 Benign External Hydrocephalus --;1.13 Primary Megalencephaly --;2 Neurocutaneous Syndromes --;2.1 Neurofibromatosis --;2.2 Tuberous Sclerosis --;2.3 Sturge-Weber Syndrome --;2.4 Incontinentia Pigmenti --;2.5 Nevus Linearis Sebaceus Syndrome --;2.6 Encephalocraniocutaneous Lipomatosis --;2.7 Hypomelanosis of Itô (Incontinentia Pigmenti Achromians) --;2.8 Neurocutaneous Melanosis --;2.9 Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome --;2.10 Facial Nevi Associated with Anomalous Venous Return and Hydrocephalus --;3 Inherited Metabolic Diseases --;3.1 Diseases with Basal Ganglia Lesions --;3.2 Poliodystrophies --;3.3 Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy --;3.4 Lafora's Disease --;3.5 Leukodystrophies --;3.6 Kearns-Sayre Syndrome --;3.7 Mucopolysaccharidosis --;3.8 Ataxia-Telangiectasia --;4 Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System --;Bacterial Infections --;4.1 Neonatal Leptomeningitis --;4.2 Bacterial Leptomeningitis in Infancy and Childhood --;4.3 Intracranial Tuberculosis --;4.4 Intracranial Suppuration --;Viral Infections and Diseases of Presumed Viral Origin --;4.5 Viral Encephalitis --;Parasitic Diseases --;4.6 Toxoplasmosis --;4.7 Cerebral Hydatid Cyst --;4.8 Cysticercosis --;5 Vascular Disorders --;5.1 Prenatal and Perinatal Cerebral Lesions of Circulatory Origin --;5.2 Postnatal Vascular Obstruction --;5.3 Cranial and Cerebral Vascular Malformations --;6 Intracranial Tumors --;6.1 Posterior Fossa Tumors --;6.2 Tumors of the Region of the Third Ventricle and the Region of the Sella Turcica --;6.3 Tumors of the Cerebral Hemispheres --;6.4 Orbital Tumors --;7 Cranial Trauma --;7.1 Physiopathology of the Cerebral Lesions --;7.2 Clinical and Radiologic Aspects of Head Trauma in Infancy and Childhood --;8 Miscellaneous --;8.1 Osseous Dysplasias --;8.2 Histiocytosis X --;8.3 Iatrogenic Diseases --;8.4 Radionecrosis --;8.5 Review of Various Symptoms and Syndromes in Infancy and Childhood.
This wonderful, profusely illustrated book provides a concise and thoughtful review of all the important diseases of the child's brain. By this technique, the authors provide the reader with a large experience in all aspects of pediatric cranial CT and teach him to distinguish properly among the diverse disease states.