Pathfinder for Child & Adolescent Development:

Sample Research Resources for Birth Defects

KEYWORDS:

Cooley's Anemia - Use beta-thalassemia major; Mediterranean Anemia Cystic Fibrosis
Phenylketonuria (PKU) Sickle Cell Anemia
Tay-Sachs Disease Huntington Disease
Marfan Syndrome Muscular Dystrophy
Hemophilia Diabetes Insipidus
Down Syndrome Cerebral Palsy
Turner Syndrome (XO)  

Example for Cerebral Palsy :

 

BOOKS:

616.836 SHE
Sheen, Barbara. Cerebral palsy. San Diego : Detroit : Lucent Books ; Thomson/Gale, c2003. Discusses and describes cerebral palsy, a disabling disorder of the brain's motor centers, explaining its causes and treatments, and looking at the future of technological remedies for the disorder.

REF 616.003 DIS
Diseases. Grolier Educational Corp., 2003.

REF 616.042 GEN
Genetic disorders sourcebook. 3rd ed. Detroit : Omnigraphics, c2004. Provides background information on genes and how they work; describes genetic disorders associated with specific genes, chromosome disorders, and complex disorders with a genetic component; discusses family issues such as genetic counseling, prenatal testing, and newborn screening; reports on developments in genetic research; and includes
resources for further study.

REF 616.8 BRA
Brain disorders sourcebook. 1st ed. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c1999. Provides information from publications issued by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and associations about brain disorders, discussing the causes and treatments of stroke, epilepsy, tumors, headaches, and other problems; and includes a glossary and directory of organizational resources.

E- E-BOOKS:

"Cerebral Palsy" Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine . Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. p701-706. (4286 words) From Gale Virtual Reference Library.

"Cerebral Palsy" Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Ed. Stacey L. Blachford. Vol. 1. p212-218. (4195 words) From Gale Virtual Reference Library.

 

ONLINE DABATASES:

"Cerebral Palsy" Sick!. David Newton and Donna Olendorf. Detroit: UXL, 2000. From Student Resource Center - Gold.

"Cerebral Palsy" World of Health. Online Detroit: Gale Group, 2007. From Student Resource Center - Gold.

WEBSITES:

United Cerebral Palsy Association
http://www.ucpa.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htm

March of Dimes
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1208.asp

MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000716.htm

This page last updated September 17, 2007
Prepared by Ms. Wingert for Mrs. Fiora's Child & Adolescent Development Class

Back to the Pathfinders Page