NEONATAL HEAD AND SPINE ULTRASONOGRAPHY

- Discusses key features of normal, age-dependent neonatal ultrasonography
- Presents ultrasonographic findings of the most common neonatal neurological disorders
- Features high-quality neonatal head ultrasound images
- Provides a useful guide for conducting and reviewing bedside head ultrasound imaging
This book discusses the key features of normal, age-dependent neonatal head and spine ultrasonography and the application of this modality to common and rare neonatal neurologic disorders. Ultrasonography is an incredibly versatile bedside imaging tool in detecting brain and spine abnormalities in neonates, monitoring the course of these lesions, and evaluating the maturation of the neonatal brain and spine. Organized to correspond to daily bedside practice, it presents a symptom-based approach and classifies neonatal neurologic disorders at presentation. For each disorder, clinical cases are presented that explore the differential diagnoses and are accompanied by highquality ultrasound images that depict the abnormal findings. Topics include seizures, encephalopathy, hemiparesis, apnea, microcephaly, and neonatal spine abnormalities. Neonatal Head and Spine Ultrasonography is a succinct guide to this imaging modality and is a valuable resource for pediatric radiologists, neuroradiologists, neonatologists, and pediatricians.

Authors
- Andrea Poretti, MD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Section of Pediatric Neuroradiology Division of Pediatric Radiology Department of Radiology and Radiological Science The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1800 Orleans Street Zayed Tower Room 4174 Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA Thierry G.M.
- Huisman, MD Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, and Neurology Section of Pediatric Neuroradiology Division of Pediatric Radiology Department of Radiology and Radiological Science The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1800 Orleans Street Zayed Tower Room 4174 Baltimore, MD, USA.

Table of contents (13 chapters)
1.Introduction
2.How to Perform a Neonatal Head Ultrasonography Study
3.Normal Head Ultrasound in the Preterm and Term Newborn
4.Seizures
5.Encephalopathy
6.Muscular Hypotonia
7.Hemiparesis
8.Apnea
9.Microcephaly
10.Macrocephaly
11.Craniofacial Dysmorphic Features
12.How to Perform a Neonatal Spine Ultrasonography Study and Normal Spine Ultrasound in the Neonate
13.Neonatal Spine Abnormalities