Absolute Pediatric Neurology. Essential Questions and Answers

Autism
Behavior Disorders
Congenital & Genetic Disorders
Demyelinating Disorders
Eating Disorders
Epilepsy
Ethics and Professionalism
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neuro-metabolic Disorders
Headache
Developmental Disorders
Infections
Mental Retardation
Movement Disorders
Neurological complications of Systemic Diseases
Neuromuscular Disorders
Neuro-Oncology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Neurophysiology
Sleep Disorders
Spinal Cord Disorders
Static encephalopathy/cerebral palsy/rehabilitation
Toxic Encephalopathy
Traumatic Brain Injury
Vascular

This practical book features more than 1000 questions and answers with illustrations for pediatric neurologists, adult neurologists, general pediatricians and students taking their initial board examination and maintenance of certification. All questions are in multiple choice format and followed by the correct answer with a full explanation and appropriate references. Chapters are sectioned by different topics in pediatric neurology, including Epilepsy, Metabolic Disorders and Movement Disorders and other topics. Timely and thorough, this is a handy and succinct resource.

Dr. Yasser Awaad, a board certified pediatric neurologist, supported the Beaumont Healthcare System of Royal Oak, Michigan, in his capacity as an academic curriculum and program development consultant. Complementing his advisory role, he teaches up-and-coming specialists through Ain-Shams University and Al Azhar University, where he serves as a visiting professor in the Pediatrics and Neurology Departments. Dr. Yasser Awaad's academic background also includes time a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan and as assistant professor of pediatric and neurology at Wayne State University. Dr. Awaad served as the Chairman of pediatric neurology department at King Fahad Medical City, Neuroscience Institute. A provider active in the broader medical field, Dr. Awaad sits on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed outlets, including the Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Biochemistry. Moreover, he has authored and co-authored original studies that have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Journal of Movement Disorders,and the Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences.