Plasticity is an intrinsic property of the central nervous system, reflecting its capacity to
respond in a dynamic manner to the environment and experience via modification of neural …

Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) diseases began a quarter of a
century ago with a polysaccharide vaccine; this vaccine was followed by four different …

This fully updated edition of Developmental Neuropsychology: A Clinical Approach
addresses key issues in child neuropsychology with a unique emphasis on evidence …

Rely on Rosen's Emergency Medicine for the latest answers on every facet of emergency
medicine practice. For decades, this medical reference book has set the standard in …

The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003 Page 1 The burden of disease and injury in
Australia 2003 AUTHOR(S) S Begg, T Vos, B Barker, Christopher Stevenson, L Stanley, A …

Background Enterovirus 71 is a common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease and
encephalitis in Asia and elsewhere. The long-term neurologic and psychiatric effects of this …

Executive functions may be defined as those skills necessary for purposeful, goal-directed
activity, and are generally considered to be largely mediated by the frontal and prefrontal …

Despite considerable sparing of function following some forms of early brain disease, neural
plasticity is far from complete. Many children with early brain insults, including those who …

Executive functions may be defined as those skills necessary for purposeful, goal-directed
activity, and are generally considered to be largely mediated by the frontal and prefrontal …

Objective: To describe important sequelae occurring among a cohort of children aged 5
years who had had meningitis during the first year of life and who had been identified by a …