Syllabus for the
Department of Pediatric Neurology
New York Medical College
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
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Table of Contents. (*Denotes material written by department members.)
Introductory Material
Neurological Exam of the Child*
Differential Dx in Child Neurology including CT, MRI, and EEG*
Behavioral Neurology
Autism: Practice Parameter. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Learning Disabilities: Discussion and Links
Tics and Tourette's: Discussion and Links
Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets by Dr. Jim Chandler provides concise, responsible information on a large variety of conditions including ADHD, ODD, OCD, Tics, Panic, and Bipolar Disorders.
Brain Tumors: Discussion and Links
Headaches*
Muscle and Nerve Disorders
Overview of Motor Unit Diseases
Duchenne's and Becker's Muscular Dystrophy
Spasticity and Movement Disorders at WeMove.com
Seizures
Seizures and Epilepsies: An approach*
Status Epilepticus in Children*
Evaluation of the Child With a First Simple Febrile Seizure: AAP Practice Parameter
Stroke in Children*
Trauma
The Management of Minor Closed Head Injury in Children: Practice Parameter
Management of Concussion in Sports: AAN Practice Parameter. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Psychiatric Symptoms: Neurological Causes*
Any pediatric neurology topic can be found at:
 | http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/PEDIATRIC_NEUROLOGY.htm is a virtual on-line textbook of pediatric neurology. |
| Out-patient Pediatric Neurology (Website of Pediatric Neurological Associates. |
| MerckMedicus provides FULL ONLINE ACCESS to many resources and texts including MERRITT' NEUROLOGY! |
| NINDS (National Inst. of Neurological Disorders and Stroke). A database of public information on a wide range of neurological disorders, organized simply by diagnosis. |
| NORD. This site is sponsored by NORD,
the National Organization for Rare Diseases. This is another spectacular data base
on rare (and common) diseases. Resources include descriptions of individual
diseases as well as links to support groups.
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| FAMILY VILLAGE maintains an absolutely wonderful guide to everything of use to people with disabilities. Search the Library for information and links about specific neurological conditions. There is also a Shopping Mall for assistive technology. Most importantly, this site is highly useable. Bookmark this site! | ||||
| DANA . Sponsored by the Dana Alliance for Brain
Initiatives, this site can guide you to almost any information. In particular, they
maintain an annotated listing of Web sites and support groups which you can search by
diagnosis. Bookmark this site!
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| CHILD NEUROLOGY Home Page contains extensive listings relevant to professionals and patients. |
| INTERNET MENTAL HEALTH has a very effective pharmacy section as well as other resources about neurological and psychiatric conditions. |
| Merck Manual (Adult Neurological Disorders) on-line text. |
| Neuroland links to all neurology topics |
| For further information, call us at 914-997-1692. |
