Congenital Hemiplegia

This is a comprehensive review of congenital hemiplegia for the clinician covering all aspects from etiology and pathology to clinical assessment and management, whether orthopaedic, neurological or psychological. The team of expert international contributors highlight the many quite distinct problems of hemiplegia and review all the current approaches. Probable future developments are also described, especially unilateral hemisphere lesions, a topic currently of great interest to basic science researchers. * Comprehensive and practical * International expert team of contributors * Multidisciplinary in approach'I have just lent my copy to the parents of a child with hemiplegia. They had read about the book in one of Hemi-Help's newsletters and were thinking of buying it. So should you.' Theo Fenton, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 'Anyone interested in this topic is strongly recommended to read this book.' European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 'Anyone interested in this topic is strongly recommended to read this book ... Many parents will feel the benefit of their health professional having read this book.' Peder Rasmussen, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry