The text covers the major neurological diseases and anomalies, and integrates information on embryology, anatomy, pathophysiology and image analysis. It aims to provide a balanced perspective on the strengths and limitations of various imaging techniques. This second edition also includes coverage of other modalities, such as ultrasound. It contains chapters on imaging characteristics of inborn errors of metabolism; of destructive brain disorders, including asphyxia, hypoglycaemia, hyperbilirubinaemia and trauma; and cranofacial imaging. There are expanded and reorganized chapters dealing with normal development; congenital anomalies of the brain and skull; and on tumours of the brain and skull. There is also a chapter featuring the medico-legal implications of paediatric neuroimaging.