Main description:

Progress in developmental neurobiology and advances in (neuro) genetics have been spectacular. The high resolution of modern imaging techniques applicable to developmental disorders of the human brain and spinal cord have created a novel insight into the developmental history of the central nervous system (CNS). This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the human CNS in the context of its many developmental disorders. It provides a unique combination of data from human embryology, animal research and developmental neuropathology, and there are more than 400 figures in over a hundred separate illustrations.

Contents:

Overview of the Development of the Human Brain and Spinal Cord.- Mechanisms of Development.- Causes of Congenital Malformations.- Neurulation and Neural Tube Defects.- The Neural Crest and Craniofacial Malformations.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Spinal Cord.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Brain Stem.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Cerebellum.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Forebrain.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Cerebral Cortex.