Volpe’s Neurology of the Newborn -2018

Volpe’s Neurology of the Newborn -2018

New to this Edition

• • Features a brand new, full-color design with hundreds of new figures, tables, algorithms, and micrographs.
  • Includes two entirely new chapters: Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up and Stroke in the Newborn; a new section on Neonatal Seizures; and an extensively expanded section on Hypoxic-Ischemia and Other Disorders.
  • Showcases the experience and knowledge of a new editorial team, led by Dr. Joseph Volpe and Dr. Terrie E. Inder, Chair of the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, all of whom bring a wealth of insight to this classic text.
  • Offers comprehensive updates from cover to cover to reflect all of the latest information regarding the development of the neural tube; prosencephalic development; congenital hydrocephalus; cerebellar hemorrhage; neuromuscular disorders and genetic testing; and much more.
  • Uses an improved organization to enhance navigation.

• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Author Information
By Joseph J. Volpe, MD, Bronson Crothers Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Neurologist-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Terrie E Inder, MB, ChB, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Basil T. Darras, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Linda S de Vries, MD, Professor of Neonatal Neurology, Department of Neonatology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Adre J du Plessis, MB, ChB, The Fetal Medicine Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, Distric of Columbia; Jeffrey Neil, MD, Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Neurology, Boston, Massachusetts and Jeffrey M Perlman, MBChB, Chief, Division of Newborn Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York