Teratology of the Central Nervous System, by Harold Kalter. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1968, 483 pp., $17.50

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 626-627
Author(s):  
Floyd H. Gilles

Kalter monograph is a compendium of congenital malformations of the central nervous system organized by agent or method (Part 1) or by animal (Part 2). As such, it is a valuable source of teratological information up to the year 1967. While largely a résumé of literature, it includes a reserved presentation of the author contribution to teratology.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 827-828
Author(s):  
Floyd H. Gilles

Kalter's monograph is a compendium of congenital malformations of the central nervous system organized by agent or method (Part 1) or by animal (Part 2). As such it is a valuable source of teratological information to 1967. While largely a resume of literature, it includes a reserved presentation of the author's contribution to teratology. The bibliography of 94 pages seems well coordinated not only by the organization of individual chapters but by adequate author and subject indices.


Author(s):  
Matthew E. Eagles ◽  
Nalin Gupta

ABSTRACT:Spinal dysraphism is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of congenital malformations that affect the central nervous system. The etiology of these conditions can be traced back to a specific defect in embryological development, with the more disabling malformations occurring at an earlier gestational age. A thorough understanding of the relevant neuroembryology is imperative for clinicians to select the correct treatment and prevent complications associated with spinal dysraphism. This paper will review the neuroembryology associated with the various forms of spinal dysraphism and provide a clinical-pathological correlation for these congenital malformations.


2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Engel ◽  
Karen Marie Hilling ◽  
Travis Kuder Meuten ◽  
Chad Brendan Frank ◽  
Angela J. Marolf

ABSTRACT Primary hypodipsic hypernatremia is a rarely reported disease in dogs. Reported underlying causes associated with this disease in dogs include congenital malformations, encephalitis, intracranial neoplasia, and pressure atrophy of the hypothalamus secondary to hydrocephalus. The dog in this report had an infiltrative neoplastic disorder, likely causing damage to the hypothalamic osmoreceptors responsible for the thirst generation. The neoplastic process was identified histopathologically as glioblastoma multiforme, an unusual tumor to occur in a dog this young. A tumor of the central nervous system causing physical destruction of the osmoreceptors has rarely been reported in dogs and none of the previously reported cases involved a glial cell tumor.


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