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Indian Pediatr 2014;51: 851 |
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Book Reviews |
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Cerebral Palsy and Early Stimulation
KN Vykuntaraju
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
(P) Ltd; New Delhi: 2014.
Pages: 219; Price: 395/-
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Cerebral palsy (CP), being a chronic morbidity,
requires lifelong follow-up with a multidisciplinary team of experts
comprising of pediatric neurologist, occupational- and physiotherapist,
speech therapist, ophthalmologist, audiologist, nutritionist and social
worker. A book that comprehensively covers all aspects of CP,
particularly relevant to Indian scenario, is lacking. This book
extensively covers all aspects of cerebral palsy, including history,
etiopathogenesis, diagnostics, therapeutics, prognostics and advocacy.
The section on management details the
multidisciplinary management that should be ideally followed in CP. The
treatment scope and goals described with each modality of rehabilitation
is very impressive. In the section of physical therapy, general as well
as disease-specific therapy catering to various types of CP has been
detailed. Few illustrations depicting important positions and postures,
which parents of CP children should and should not follow, would further
enhance the quality of the book. A separate section on management
of spasticity and other tone-related problems has major practice
implications. The scope of botulinum toxin as well as various other
drugs has been adequately discussed. The management aspect of various
comorbidities in CP has also been discussed in depth. These descriptions
are very useful as they mention the latest consensus guidelines with the
level of evidence. The author has also incorporated family-focussed
intervention which is very important as family plays the pivotal role in
the holistic management of a patient with CP.
This book has the capacity to reach a wide audience
that includes practising pediatricians, faculty who teach developmental
pediatrics and pediatric residents, eventually helping a child with CP
to lead a better life.
Sheffali Gulati
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, AllMS,
New Delhi, India.
Email:
[email protected]
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Clinical Neurophysiology, 3rd Ed.
UK Mishra
Elsevier; New Delhi,
Pages: 423; Price: Not mentioned.
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The 3rd edition of this book contains three sections
which include 14 chapters that comprehensively cover the topics of nerve
conduction, electromyography and evoked potential. The book also
discusses transcranial magnetic stimulation, which is currently being
used by large number of researchers in Clinical Neurophysiology,
Psychiatry and Physiology. The chapters on repetitive nerve stimulation
and single fiber electromyography have been authoritatively written. The
chapter on evoked responses is well written and these include a write up
on monitoring during spinal cord surgery.
The authors have covered entire spectrum of
electro-diagnosis used in Neurophysiology. The book has enormous
reference value and must for those practicing clinical neurophysiology.
The book truly represents the subject and is very helpful for
neurophysiologists, technicians and researchers in the field. Over the
years, the book has become more user-friendly. It is useful not only for
clinical purpose but also for basic scientists working in Physiology.
The chapters and supporting material in the book are well organized,
up-to-date and conform to international recommendations. The book has
ample clinical illustrations and line diagrams. It not only focuses on
diagnostics but allows readers to get full glimpses of prognostic
implications. The authors have intelligently touched the area of evoked
potential in pediatric age group, which is a difficult practice.
There are some limitations. This book uses
abbreviation heavily, even in titles. Surprisingly, the list of
abbreviations is not included. The chapter on Autonomic Function Tests
is the weakest part of the book.
Overall, the authors have done a good job and the 3rd
Edition has shown consistency. At the end of each chapter, the authors
have given a box containing learning points, which are helpful from
pedagogic point of view.
KK Deepak
Department of Physiology,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi, India.
Email: [email protected]
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