Clinical Approach to Pediatric Neurology

Jaya Shankar Kaushik MD DNB DM Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India Piyush Gupta MD FIAP FNNF FAMS Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India; President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2021

SECTION 1: NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION





Clinical Neuroanatomy
Making a Clinical Neurological Diagnosis
Neuroimaging
Neurophysiologic Evaluation
Cerebrospinal Fluid and Tissue Diagnosis
Genetic Evaluation in Neurological Diseases
Neural Control of Urinary Bladder


 



SECTION 2: NEUROLOGICAL APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS





Seizures, Epilepsy, and other Paroxysmal Disorders
Approach to a Child with Altered Sensorium and Coma
Approach to Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability
Approach to a Child with Developmental Regression
Approach to Neuromuscular Weakness
Approach to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Approach to Diagnosis of Movement Disorders
Approach to Diagnosis of Ataxia
Approach to Diagnosis of Headache


 



SECTION 3: RESIDENTS’ CORNER: EXAM-ORIENTED CASES





A Case of Cerebral Palsy
A Case of Tubercular Meningitis
A Case of Acute Hemiplegia
A Case of Paraplegia
A Case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis/Guillain–Barré Syndrome
A Case of Floppy Infant
A Case of Muscular Dystrophy
A Case of Neurodegenerative Disorder
A Case of Hydrocephalus


 



SECTION 4: COMMON THERAPEUTIC DILEMMAS





Antiepileptic Drugs
Management of Acute Seizure and Status Epilepticus
Treatment of Infections of Nervous System
Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure
Medical Management of Acute Vascular Stroke
Management of Developmental Disorders
Treatment of Neuropathies and Myopathies


 



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