Child Neurology: Its Origins, Founders, Growth and Evolution

Child Neurology: Its Origins, Founders, Growth and Evolution
ISBN-10
0128216352
ISBN-13
9780128216354
Category
Medical
Pages
800
Language
English
Published
2021-08-15
Publisher
Academic Press
Author
Stephen Ashwal

Description

Child Neurology: Its Origins, Founders, Evolution and Growth, Second Edition updates the first biographical study of important contributors to the field of child neurology, consisting of over 175 biographical sketches written by over 100 physicians specializing in neurology, child neurology, pediatrics and obstetrics. Organized chronologically into six chapters, beginning before 1800 and continuing to the present, Child Neurology traces the emergence of child neurology as a separate specialty from its roots in pediatrics and neurology. With a definitive historical introduction by the editor, Dr. Stephen Ashwal. This new edition will feature a new section on The Dynamic Growth and Expansion of Child Neurology: The Late Twentieth Century (1960 to 2000+) and features about 60 new biographical sketches of leaders in the field during this recent time frame. Child Neurology: Its Origins, Founders, Evolution and Growth, Second Edition will be published on behalf of the Child Neurology Society, a professional society that strives to foster recognition and support for children with neurological disorders and to promote and exchange national and international scientific research, education, and training in the field of neurology. Identifies top contributors to child neurology research from the 1800s to today Includes 175+ biographical sketches of contributors and their scientific research Contains 60 new biographies on contributors from the late 20th and early 21st centuries Authored by physicians and published by the Child Neurology Society

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