| Description |
xiv, 586 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Orientation to the Way the Brain Functions -- 1. Introduction: Some General Principles -- 2. Neurons: Building Blocks of the Nervous System -- 3. The Development and Structure of the Brain -- 4. Operational Characteristics of Neural Systems -- 5. How the Brain Functions -- 6. Constitutional Vulnerabilities during Development -- 7. Psychopathology Inducing Experience and Handicap Dynamics -- Pt. II. Disorders of State -- 8. Ictal Disorders: Epilepsy, Seizures, and Related Disorders -- 9. Disorders of Sleep and Arousal -- 10. Attention and its Disorders -- Pt. III. Disorders of Specific Modalities -- 11. Disorders of the Motor System -- 12. The Visual System and its Disorders -- 13. Hearing, Language, and their Disorders -- Pt. IV. Disorders Involving Several Modalities -- 14. Academic and Social Learning Disabilities -- 15. Childhood Psychoses -- 16. Acquired Brain Damage -- 17. Mental Retardation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [531]-566) and index |
| Subject |
Developmental disabilities.
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Pediatric neuropsychology.
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Developmental Disabilities.
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Neuropsychology.
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Infant.
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Child.
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Pediatrics.
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| LC no. |
00025851 |
| ISBN |
1557865795 |
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