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Novartis Foundation/Little Foundation Discussion Meeting How soon will we prevent neurodisability in childhood? 14th–15th February 2002

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2003

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Abstract

Foreword 2

Recent trends in neurodisability: implications for research and prevention 4

Genetic contribution to neurodevelopmental disability: an overview 6

Normal and abnormal development of the central nervous system I 7

Normal and abnormal development of the central nervous system II 8

Neurodisability and the channelopathies 12

Neurodisability: metabolic and hormonal aspects 14

Studies of children in developing countries 18

Likely changes in obstetric practice – the next 10 years 25

The role of neuroimaging over the next 10 years 29

Cerebral palsy: can we prevent it? 30

Autism: known and unknown 31

Prevention of severe learning disability 35

Childhood epilepsy: secondary prevention is crucial 38

Specific learning disorders: primary and secondary prevention 42

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Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology , Volume 45 , Issue 8 , August 2003 , pp. 0
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© 2003 Mac Keith Press

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