Mac Keith Press Highlights – February 2025
Gait Problems in Cerebral Palsy: Identification, Patient Goals, and Surgical Treatment – releasing this month!
Focused on the surgical care and postoperative rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy, Gait Problems in Cerebral Palsy: Identification, Patient Goals, and Surgical Treatment guides clinicians as children grow through early and late childhood into adolescence. It integrates video content alongside the text, creating a comprehensive reference for treatment.
Available Formats
- Hardback with 2-year renewable video access
- eBook with 2-year renewable video access
- Integrated online resource
Key Features
- Comprehensive approach: Describes neurologic and musculoskeletal issues frequently treated in children across different age groups, covering evaluation, treatment choices, interventions, and rehabilitation therapies.
- Patient-centered: Emphasises the importance of communication with children and parents, with data from the GOAL questionnaire offering insights into the priorities of patients and families.
- Expert insights: Each chapter includes commentaries from leading experts, providing valuable perspectives on decision-making, surgical techniques, and rehabilitation for each age group.
- Clear structure: The book is organized with consistent chapter formats, clear language, and helpful figures and tables for easy understanding.
- Multidisciplinary collaboration: Highlights the importance of building collaborative, multidisciplinary clinical teams.
- Video content: Includes access to 113 videos demonstrating clinical teams in action, surgical techniques, and rehabilitation practices.
Who Should Read This?
This resource is a must-have for orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists, physical therapists, kinesiologists, gait analysis experts, and all members of the interdisciplinary team involved in the care of children with cerebral palsy.
Pricing
- Hardback £150
- eBook £150
- Integrated online resource: £30.00 every 2 years with a £120.00 sign-up
Don’t miss out on this essential resource—express your interest below and stay up-to- date with the forefront of cerebral palsy care!
New Gillette Children’s Healthcare Series book coming soon!
Epilepsy, part of the Gillette Children’s Healthcare Series, is releasing on 26th March 2025!
This practical guide explains not only the complexities of epilepsy but also details the evidence-based, best-practice treatments that help manage the condition. It includes the lived experience of families who are looking for clear, comprehensive information. Health care professionals, researchers, educators, students, and extended family members will also benefit from reading Epilepsy.
The writing of Epilepsy was led by Dr. Charbel El Kosseifi, Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist at Gillette Children’s, a world-renowned center of excellence for the treatment of brain, bone, and movement conditions.
Child Development and Disability Essentials
A comprehensive and practical course and online resource, Child Development and Disability Essentials introduces the concepts of childhood-onset disability and some of the common disabling neurodevelopmental differences and conditions as well as typical development and common variations.
Dr. Julia Frei, MD, MScH (Epi), FRCPC (McMaster University) described the course as “an outstanding web-based course that offers a dynamic and engaging learning experience for those interested in the field of childhood disability.
The course effectively utilizes various media, including videos and graphics, to enhance understanding, while its engaging speakers—leading experts in childhood disability—bring depth and practical insights to the content.”
Read the rest of the review here
DMCN
Editor’s Choice
Autism screening and diagnostic outcomes among toddlers born preterm
The aim of this article was to examine the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT- R/F), with follow-up screening and diagnostic outcomes for children born preterm.
The authors found the sensitivity and specificity of the M- CHAT-R/F were acceptable in toddlers born preterm. Autism screening-positive rates and prevalence increased with earlier preterm birth. Those born extremely preterm showed the greatest likelihood of an autism diagnosis; screening should not be delayed based on adjusted age.
Key papers in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology this month:
Neonatal therapy principles during transition from neonatal intensive care unit to home: A modified Delphi study
The aim of this paper is to establish expert consensus on key principles for therapist- supported interventions supporting infants born preterm and their families during the transition from neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to home in the USA.
Acquired motor speech disorders in childhood epilepsy
The aim of this paper is to evaluate a group of children with epilepsy and motor speech regression, with the aim of characterizing their speech disorders, electrographic features, and outcomes; children referred to a tertiary developmental epilepsy clinic with epilepsy and motor speech regression were identified retrospectively.
Top podcast
In this podcast, Karen Twyford discusses her paper Functional outcomes in children and adolescents with neurodisability accessing music therapy: A scoping review
Check out the rest of the March 2025 issue here. Visit Early View to see the most recent publications.
Mac Keith Membership
A collection of discounted resources for society members!
Included in the collection are the following:
Child Development and Disability Essentials – 12 months access
Ethics in Child Health: Core Modules – 12 months access
Ethics in Child Health: Responding to requests for novel/unproven alternative and complementary treatments – 12 months access
Flipbooks of titles in our International Review of Child Neurology Series
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