RT Book, Section
A1 Sahin, Mustafa
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7056237
T1 Chapter 546. Introduction to Neurology
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7056237
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  human  brain  consists  of  100  billion  neurons  and  over  100  trillion  synapses.  The  ability  of  the  neurons  to  form  precise  connections  with  one  another  is  critical  for  the  proper  functioning  of  the  nervous  system.  Malformation  or  dysfunction  affecting  a  subset  of  cells  and/or  connections  in  the  nervous  system  can  manifest  in  diverse  ways  through  different  neurologic  symptoms.  Examining  a  patient  who  presents  with  a  neurologic  problem  should  lead  to  the  understanding  of  two  main  aspects  of  the  dysfunction:  What  part(s)  of  the  nervous  system  is  affected?  What  is  the  nature  of  the  dysfunction?  This  approach  requires  an  understanding  of  the  localization  of  function  within  the  nervous  system.  From  a  pediatric  neurology  perspective,  this  may  be  best  achieved  by  reviewing  the  development  of  nervous  system  in  early  life.