Pediatric nutrition in chronic diseases and developmental disorders : prevention, assessment, and treatment / edited by Shirley Walberg Ekvall.
| Other author | Ekvall, Shirley. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description | xxi, 541 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preventive nutrition -- Prenatal growth in pregnancy -- Postnatal growth in infancy -- Premature infant -- Nutritional evaluation -- Nutritional assessment and early intervention -- Nutrition in community-based programs and nutrition resources -- Quality assurance standards -- Chronic diseases and developmental disorders -- Neurological disorders -- Cerebral palsy -- Epilepsy -- Muscular dystrophy -- Myelomeningocele -- Nutrients, neurotransmitters and brain dysfunction -- Small for gestational age infant -- Autism. |
| Contents | (cont) Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Fetal hydantoin syndrome -- Down syndrome -- Prader-Willi syndrome -- Rett syndrome -- Behavior and eating disorders -- Obesity -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Failure to thrive -- Rumination -- Anorexia nervosa and bulimia --Feeding disorders -- Feeding problems of the child with special health care needs -- Cleft lip/palate and craniofacial anomalies -- Toxicity and drugs -- Pica and lead toxicity -- Drug-induced malnutrition -- Miscellaneous chronic diseases -- Allergy and immunological disorders in children -- Pediatric acquired immune deficiency syndrome. |
| Contents | (cont) Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis -- Children with neoplastic diseases (cancer) -- Children with chronic congenital heart disease and renal disease -- Nutrition in sickle-cell anemia -- Nutrition in gastrointestinal disorders of infancy and childhood -- Constipation and fiber -- Hereditary metabolic disorders -- Disorders of amino acid metabolism -- Homocystinuria -- Maple syrup urine disease -- Methylmalonic acidemia -- Phenylketonuria -- Maternal phenylketonuria -- Tyrosinemia -- Urea cycle disorders -- Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism -- Hereditary fructose intolerance -- Insulin-dependent diabetes in youth -- Galactosemia. |
| Contents | (cont) Lactose intolerance -- Miscellaneous genetic disorders -- Adrenoleukodystrophy and related peroxisomal disorders -- Broad thumb-hallux (Rubinstein-Taybi) syndrome -- Celiac disease -- Cystic fibrosis -- Diabetes insipidus -- Fragile X syndrome -- Hyperuricemias (Lesch-Nyhan syndrome) -- Hyperlipidemias in children -- Lowe's syndrome -- Williams syndrome -- Wilson's disease. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 91045318 |
| ISBN | 0195072243 (acid-free paper) : |