RT Book, Section
A1 Thomson, Joanna
A1 Berry, Jay G.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
A2 Kemper, Alex R.
A2 Ratner, Adam J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157323650
T1 Infections in Children with Neurologic Impairment
T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861536
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157323650
RD 2024/04/24
AB Neurologic  impairment  (NI)  encompasses  a  variety  of  static  and  progressive  neurologic  diseases  that  involve  the  central  and/or  peripheral  nervous  systems  and  result  in  functional  and/or  intellecutual  impairments.1  NI  includes  but  is  not  exclusive  to  children  with  hypoxic−ischemic  encaphlopathy,  genetic  or  metabolic  disorders,  brain  or  spinal  cord  malformations,  spinal  muscular  atrophy,  and  muscular  dystrophies.  The  health  impact  of  NI  extends  well  beyond  the  neurologic  system.  Chronic  respiratory  and  skin  and/or  soft  tissue  problems  are  common  in  children  with  NI.  These  problems  can  increase  the  children’s  susceptibility  to  infections.  This  chapter  focuses  on  common  respiratory  and  skin  infections  in  children  with  NI.  Please  see  Chapters  74  (on  cerebrospinal  fluid  shunt  infections)  and  75  (on  central  venous  cather-associated  bloodstream  infections)  for  other  types  of  infections  associated  with  NI.