“Myelination in Development.” From the University of California, Los Angeles.

“Neurodevelopment in Preterm and Term Newborns: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Studies.” SPL Technical Report 152 (May 2000), information about research developments in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), with helpful illustrations, from Harvard Medical School’s Surgical Planning Laboratory. Originally published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Vol. 8, 1998).

“Prevention of Neural Tube Defects.” Questions and answers from The Arc of the United States.

“Neural Tube Defects: For Patients and Families.” Information from the Center for Human Genetics at Duke University Medical Center.

“Food Fortification to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Is It Working?” An editorial published in the June 20, 2001, issue of Journal of the American Medical Association regarding the results of a study published in the same issue.

“Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects.” A policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

An information page on tethered spinal cord, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, within the National Institutes of Health.

Information about the diagnosis and treatment of tethered spinal cord, provided by The Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center, in New York.

“Long-term outcome for patients with split cord malformation.” The report of a study conducted by the Department of Neurosurgery at the Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Clinical information about holoprosencephaly from Neonatology on the Web.

A slide depicting holoprosencephaly, from the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.

Information about syringomyelia, including causes, diagnosis, and research.

Information about syringomyelia from eMedicine.com (February 1, 2002).

“The excision of cortical dysplasia in the language area with a surgical navigator: A Case Report.” SPL Technical Report 111 (March 1999), a case report by researchers from Harvard Medical School and MIT. Originally published in the journal Epilepsia (Vol. 39, Iss. 12, 1998).

CC—Taylor’s cortical dysplasia isn’t discussed in Chapter 13.--Mika “Taylor's Cortical Dysplasia: A Confocal and Ultrastructura Immunohistochemical Study.” An abstract (with a full-text PDF file available to download) of an article from Brain Pathology, the official journal of the International Society of Neuropathology.

“Epilepsy surgery in children.” This page examines brain surgery for epilepsy as well as other disorders, such as cortical dysplasia, which are unique to children.

“The Treatment of Cerebral Origin Spasticity in Children.” An abstract and a detailed article about treatment options for children with spasticity.

“Spasticity.” Information on various treatments, from Kids Move.

Basic information about aphasia, including types and treatment, from an online encyclopedia.

“An Example of Receptive Aphasia.” Audio clips of the speech of people with aphasia.

“Complex Partial Seizures.” An article from Epilepsy Ontario.

“Seizure Disorders in Children.” Information about the causes and treatment of various types of seizures, as well as numerous case studies; from the Loyola University Medical Education Network.

“Epilepsy in Children.” Helpful information for families and professionals, provided by the Epilepsy Foundation.

“Syntactic development in children with hemispherectomy: The Infl-System” and “Language After Hemispherectomy,”. Two articles from the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles.

“Hemispherectomy: a hemidecortication approach and review of 52 cases.” An examination of a group of case studies, many involving children, from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

“Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.” Information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, within the National Institutes of Health.

“Undernutrition in children with a neurodevelopmental disability.” A position statement of the Canadian Paediatric Society.

“Causes of Hydrocephalus.” Information on hydrocephalus in children, featuring several other helpful links, from the National Hydrocephalus Foundation.

“Hydrocephalus in Infants and Children.” A look at causes and symptoms, with links to further information; from the Hydrocephalus Association.

“Strategies for the treatment of Hydrocephalus.” Guidelines for professionals treating hydrocephalus in developing countries. From the International Federation for Hydrocephalus and Spinal Bifida.