Paediatric Neurology

Clinical approach The consultation What, where, and when History taking Examination Higher cognitive function Cranial nerves Peripheral nervous system Neonatal neurological examination Real world examination sequences Synthesis Neurodiagnostic tools Principles of investigation Principles of neuroradiology Neuroradiological anatomy Brainstem anatomy Principles of neurophysiology Peripheral neurophysiological tests Neurophysiological testing of central sensory pathways Specialist investigations Practical procedures Neuropsychological testing Signs and symptoms Agitation and confusion Back pain Behaviour disorders Developmental delay Exercise limitation and muscle pain Eye movement abnormalities Facial movement abnormalities Facial sensation abnormalities Floppy infant Foot deformaties Funny turns (paroxysmal episodes) Funny turns: likely epilepsy? Gait abnormalities Head shape abnormalities Head size abnormalities Headache Hearing loss Incontinence Movement abnormalities MRI: developmental abnormalities MRI: unexpected and incidental findings MRI: white matter abnormalities Numbness, pain and sensory disturbance Peripheral weakness Psychomotor regression School failure Sleep disturbance Speech difficulties Swallowing and feeding problems Toe walking Unsteadiness and falls Visual disturbances Specific conditions Acquired brain injury Acquired spinal cord injury Autoimmune disease of the CNS 'Autoinflammatory' conditions Autoimmune encephalitides Cerebral palsy and neurodisability Care of the disabled child Feeding Communication Special Senses Respiratory disease in neurodisability Demyelinating disease Epilepsy Non-epileptic paroxysmal phenomena Functional illness Headache Hydrocephalus Idiophathic intracranial hypertension Infection of the CNS Metabolic disease: late presentations Mitochondrial disease Movement disorders Neuromuscular disease Neurocutaneous syndromes Neurodegenerative conditions Neurotransmitter disorders Sleep disorders Stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage Tumours of the CNS Vitamin-responsive disorders Consults with other services General principles Cardiology consultations Endocrinology consultations Gastroenterology consultations Neonatal unit consultations Neurosurgical consultations Oncology consultations PICU consultations Psychiatry consultations Renal consultations Respiratory consultations Rheumatology consultations Emergencies Acute agitation Coma Convulsive status epilepticus Status dystonicus Sudden onset visual loss The child who suddenly stops walking Pharmacopoeia