Overview

This book is an authoritative synthesis of the role of vitamin treatments in children with neurological disorders. It covers all the conditions seen in pediatric neurology that are treatable by vitamin supplementation and consists of up-to-date, concise reviews by an international group of experts in their specific fields. They 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.

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Author:   Peter Baxter
Publisher:   Mac Keith Press
Imprint:   Mac Keith Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9781898683285

ISBN 10:   189868328
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   16 February 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Biotinidase deficiency, Kim Bartlett Neural tube defects and childhood brain tumours: the role of maternal vitamin supplementation, Carol Bower Vitamins/minerals and autism, Mary Coleman Homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency, Brian Fowler Riboflavin responsive disorders, Barbara Garavaglia Folinic acid responsive seizures, Keith Hyland Vitamin treatment in mitochondrial cytopathies, Robert McFarland, Robert W. Taylor and Douglass M. Turnbull Vitamin E responsive conditions in paediatric neurology, David P. R. Muller Cobalamin and folate responsive disorders, Robert Surtees Pyridoxine dependent and pyridoxine responsive seizures, Peter Baxter Vitamin responsive conditions in paediatric neurology: a clinical approach, Peter Baxter . Index

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... the book more than fulfils its aim of providing an authoritative review of neurological conditions in which vitamin therapy plays a role ... European Journal of Paediatirc Neurology

'... the book more than fulfils its aim of providing an authoritative review of neurological conditions in which vitamin therapy plays a role ...'. European Journal of Paediatirc Neurology

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Edited by Peter Baxter, University of Sheffield

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