The child in society
1 The child in society The child’s world Public health issues for young people Children’s rights Global child health Conclusion Most medical encounters with children involve an individual child presenting…
Adolescent medicine
28 Adolescent medicine Communicating with adolescents Consent and confidentiality Range of health problems Mortality Impact of chronic conditions Fatigue, headache and other somatic symptoms Mental health problems Health-risk behaviour Sexual…
Emotions and behaviour
23 Emotions and behaviour Principles of normal development Adversities in the family Problems of the preschool years Problems of middle childhood Adolescence Management of emotional and behavioural problems Knowledge of…
Care of the sick child
5 Care of the sick child Primary care Hospital care Ethics Evidence-based paediatrics Most sick children are cared for by their parents at home. Medical management is initially given by…
Congenital Anomalies of The Skull Base
Congenital Anomalies of The Skull Base Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Internal Jugular Vein Asymmetry Jugular Bulb Diverticulum Chiari 1 Chiari 2 Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Less Common…
Thick Cortex
Thick Cortex Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Encephalitis Herpes Encephalitis Less Common Hypomyelination (Pseudo Thick Cortex) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Taylor Cortical Dysplasia Pachygyria-Polymicrogyria Hemimegalencephaly Lissencephaly Type 1…
Normal Skull Base Venous Variants
Normal Skull Base Venous Variants Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBS DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Jugular Foramen Asymmetry Jugular Bulb Pseudolesion Pterygoid Venous Plexus Asymmetry Transmastoid Emissary Vein Asymmetric Posterior Condylar Canal Less…
Thin Corpus Callosum
Thin Corpus Callosum Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Normal Variant Immature Brain Encephalomalacia Multiple Sclerosis White Matter Injury of Prematurity Callosal Dysgenesis Callosectomy/Callosotomy Obstructive Hydrocephalus Less Common…
Brain Tumor in Newborn/Infant
Brain Tumor in Newborn/Infant Susan I. Blaser, MD, FRCPC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Common Anaplastic Astrocytoma Teratoma Medulloblastoma (PNET-MB) Supratentorial PNET Supratentorial Ependymoma Choroid Plexus Papilloma Less Common Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma…
