| Vitamin responsive conditions in paediatric neurology Contributor(s): Baxter, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 189868328X ISBN-13: 9781898683285 Publisher: Mac Keith Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pediatrics - Medical | Neurology - Medical | Diet Therapy |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| LCCN: 2002391668 |
| Series: International Review of Child Neurology (Mac Keith Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the first authoritative synthesis of the role of vitamin treatments in children with neurological disorders. It covers all the conditions seen in paediatric neurology that are treatable by vitamin supplementation. Chapters cover biotinidase deficiency; the role of vitamins in the developing nervous system, mitochondrial disorders and autism; homocysteinuria; conditions responsive to vitamin E or riboflavin; disorders of folic acid and vitamin B12 metabolism; folinic acid responsive seizures, and all aspects of pyridoxine-dependent and pyridoxine-responsive seizures.This will be a unique data resource for anyone involved in the care of children with vitamin-responsive neurological disorders. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baxter, Peter: - Date of birth: 9 November 1953 MD Cambridge University Secretary, British Paediatric Neurology Association Year in Lyon, France as Medicin Resident Etranger (but not in paediatric neurology) Journals: Nature, Lancet, BMJ, Dev Med Child Neurol, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Neurology Professional associations: International Child Neurology Association; European Paediatric Neurology Society; British Paediatric Neurology Association; Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; Society for Research into Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus; International League Against Epilepsy. |