Cranial haemorrhage in the term new born infant - (Clinics in Developmental Medicine (Mac Keith Press)) by Paul Govaert (Hardcover)

About the Book

A uniquely comprehensive, illustrated guide to diagnosis and management of intracranial haemorrhage in the full-term newborn.

Book Synopsis

Bleeding in the brain is still one of the main causes of perinatally acquired handicap, affecting one percent of full-term newborns. Recognition of brain-hemorrhage-related disorders during life and their differential diagnosis has been made possible by modern brain imaging techniques. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of intracranial hemorrhage in the full-term infant. Drawing on a wealth of data from neonatologists, pediatric radiologists, and pediatricians, the authors thoroughly describe perinatal intracranial events, covering anatomical landmarks, superficial and deep hemorrhage, birth trauma, vascular malformations, hemorrhagic diathesis, infection, tumors, and medico-legal implications. This volume will be an invaluable reference for neonatologists, pediatricians, pediatric radiologists, obstetricians, perinatal pathologists, neuropediatricians, and those involved in medical law.

Review Quotes

"This is a well-researched, carefully documented study combining the experience of two large neonatal units during a 12-year period in the area of cerebral hemorrhage in the full-term infant. It is an extensive treatment of a subject treated relatively briefly in other recent sources. It should be in the library of neonatologists, pediatric neurologists, obstetricians, perinatologists, and pediatric pathologists as well as in medical libraries." Charles N. Swisher, Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Annual