Cerebral Visual Disturbance in Infantile Encephalopathy
The diagnosis and treatment of children suffering from infantile encephalopathy is part of daily childneurological practice. Over the past years, a considerable amount of knowledge has been accumul ated on motor and mental handicaps, orthopaedic correcti
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Cerebral Visual Disturbance in Infantile Encephalopathy by
Onno van Nieuwenhuizen
Department of Child Neurology, Utrecht University Hospital, Utrecht and Bartimeus Foundation, Doorn, The Netherlands
Springer-Science+Business Media, B.V. ' '
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Nieuwenhuizen, Onno van. Cerebral visual disturbance in infantile encephalopathy.
(Monographs in opthalmology) Bibliography: p.
1. Pediatric neuro-ophthalmology.
2. Brain--
Diseases--Complications and sequelae. I. Title. II. Series. [DNLM: 1. Cerebrovascular Disorders-complications. 2. Cerebrovascular Disorders--in infancy & childhood. 3. Vision Disorders--etiology. 4. Vision Disorders--in infancy & childhood. Wl M0568D / WS 340 N682c] RE725.N54 1987 617.7 86-33244
ISBN 978-94-010-7984-6 DOI 10.1007/978-94-009-3305-7
ISBN 978-94-009-3305-7 (eBook)
Copyright © 1987 by Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Martinus Nijhoff I Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordretch. in 1987 Soft:cover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1987
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To my wife, for her unwavering support throughout this study, to my sons, for their welcome interruptions.
Preface
The diagnosis and treatment of children suffering from infantile encephalopathy is part of daily childneurological practice. Over the past years, a considerable amount of knowledge has been accumulated on motor and mental handicaps, orthopaedic corrections, rehabilitation, measurements, etc. Less attention has, however, been paid to the perceptual deficits in children suffering from infantile encephalopathy, e.g. visual and hearing loss. It is likely that such deficits may have a negative effect on development. As these children are often also mentally retarded, per
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