Child Neurology Its Origins, Founders, Growth and Evolution

Child Neurology: Its Origins, Founders, Evolution and Growth, Second Edition updates the first biographical study of important contributors to the field of child neurology, consisting of over 250 biographical sketches written by over 100 physicians specializing in neurology, child neurology, pediatrics and obstetrics. Organized chronologically into six chapters, beginning before 1800 and continuing to the present, Child Neurology traces the emergence of child neurology as a separate specialty from its roots in pediatrics and neurology. With a definitive historical introduction by the editor, Dr. Stephen Ashwal. This new edition will feature a new section on The Dynamic Growth and Expansion of Child Neurology: The Late Twentieth Century (1960 to 2000+) and features about 138 new biographical sketches of leaders in the field during this recent time frame.

Child Neurology: Its Origins, Founders, Evolution and Growth, Second Edition will be published on behalf of the Child Neurology Society, a professional society that strives to foster recognition and support for children with neurological disorders and to promote and exchange national and international scientific research, education, and training in the field of neurology.

• Identifies top contributors to child neurology research from the 1800s to today
• Includes 175+ biographical sketches of contributors and their scientific research
• Contains 60 new biographies on contributors from the late 20th and early 21st centuries
• Authored by physicians and published by the Child Neurology Society

Table of Contents

1. Before the Development of Medical Specialists: Founders Prior to 1800
2. The Beginnings of Pediatric Neurology: The Early 19th Century: 1800-1850
3. The Growth of Pediatrics and Neurology and the Beginnings of Child Neurology: The Late 19th Century: 1850 to 1900
4. The Merging of Pediatrics and Neurology into Child Neurology: The Early 20th Century: 1900 to 1940
5. The Growth and Recognition of Child Neurology as a Separate Entity: The Middle 20th Century: 1940 to 1990
6. The Dynamic Growth and Expansion of Child Neurology: The Late Twentieth Century (1960 to 2000+)

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