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Brain, Vol. 122, No. 2, 370-371, February 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

Book Reviews

DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IN CHILDHOOD.

By Jean Aicardi.1998. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Price £150. ISBN 1-898-68316-6..

Sheila J. Wallace

University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

The practice of the neurology of childhood is a particularly fascinating and demanding occupation. Maturational and developmental changes in the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of all parts of the nervous system influence the possible historical details and physical findings. The recognition of the early manifestations of disorders more readily diagnosed when fully developed is especially challenging. It is essential to have a comprehensive text with which to tackle the problems of children whose neurological signs are static, but very debilitating; those with deteriorating conditions; and those, such as the ones with . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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