Description
Book SynopsisAdult neuropsychiatry is now a well-established field with numerous reputable references. Practitioners who work with children routinely note how references and practitioners knowledgeable in the equivalent work in the pediatric world are rare. Child psychiatrists and neurologists frequently work with individuals struggling with these conditions and would strongly benefit from such a reference that incorporates medical work-up, psychopharmacological recommendations, family/support recommendations and theoretical pathophysiology. Pediatricians and developmental pediatricians often treat children with behavioral and neuropsychiatric sequelae, but are not well-trained in the neuropsychiatric management of these cases. Neuropsychologists and educational psychologists working with children and adults with pediatric-onset conditions will also find the text helpful to contextualize their cases, better-understand the medical evaluation and management and perhaps adjust recommendations that would supplement their own testing methods. Finally, sub-specialists in adult neurology, psychiatry and neuropsychiatry often find themselves working with these children by default as there are few pediatric subspecialists who are available to accept them into practice. When facing complex neuropsychiatric illness in children, many clinicians are stymied because they may have “never seen a case like that”.
This text fills the wide gap that currently exists and helps move this field forward. The approach utilized in adult neuropsychiatry that is both clear and accessible does not yet have an equivalent in the pediatric realm, but there is tremendous interest in its development. Children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric conditions are very common and they and their caregivers often struggle to find professionals well educated in this field. Ultimately, a wide range of clinicians will find this text to be a very helpful resource for diagnosis and management in the spectrum of pediatric neuropsychiatric conditions. The case-based approach is also unique with respect to neuropsychiatric approaches, and the clear cut, reader-friendly approach of such a format would likely be well-received among physicians looking for a resource on this issue.
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION
Part I THE FRONTAL LOBES AND COORDINATION OF MOVEMENT AND THOUGHT: Introduction
1. The Spectrum of Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2. Phineas Re-enGage: Long-Term Psychiatric Follow-Up of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
3. Tricky "Ticcy" Case: Tics / Tourette Syndrome with Co-Occurring OCD
4. "Depression" after Hypoxemic-Ischemic Injury
5. The Role of the Posterior Fossa in Pediatric Neuropsychiatry
6. Punch Drunk: Repetitive Concussions in an Adolescent Student-Athlete
Part II AUTISM AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL SYNDROMES: Introduction
7. Fragile X: Autism in the Setting of a Known Genetic Syndrome
8. Does a Diagnosis of Velocardiofacial Syndrome Mean Schizophrenia?
9. The Interface between Rare Genetic Variation, Psychosis and Trauma
10. Growing up with Autism: Incorporating Behavioral Management and Medication to Manage Self-injurious Behavior.
Part III DEVELOPMENTAL NETWORKS: Introduction
11. Two Sides to Every Story: Growing Up with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
12. Developmental Regression: The Power of Anxiety on the Maturing Brain
13. Assessment and Treatment of Prenatally Exposed Infants and Children
14. A Diagnosis of Exclusion: Demystifying Neurodevelopmental Disorder Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
15. Accounting for Childhood Lead Exposure: New Directives around an Old Problem
Part IV EPILEPSY: Introduction
16. Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures and Comorbid Epilepsy in an Adolescent
17. Switching Sides: A Case of Sepsis, Seizures and Shifting Hemispheric Dominance
18. Epilepsy and Behavior: Response to an Integrative Treatment Paradigm Highlighting Complementary and Alternative Medicine
19. When It’s Not Just a Febrile Seizure: Epileptic Encephalopathy
Part V NEUROINFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS: Introduction
20. When the Body Attacks the Brain
21. Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis
22. The Hidden Symptoms of Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis
23. PANDAS and PANS: An Inflammatory Hypothesis for a Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorder
Part VI HORMONAL REGULATION, AROUSAL AND SLEEP: Introduction
24. Catatonia in an Adolescent Girl with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Complexity of Diagnosis, Treatment, and 3-Year Outcome
25. Hypothalamic Hamartoma
26. More Than Just ADHD: Evaluation of Sleep Disorders with Inattention and Learning Problems
Part VII THE PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION: Introduction
27. Nuances of the Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Evaluation
