The second part deals with the neurological examination of the normal and the high risk infant with and without neurological abnormalities and brain lesions the recommended and alternative approaches to assessment are described the third section describes investigations that help us diagnose and prognosticate outcome where there may have been . The book provides a review of the state of the art of neurological assessment in the first two years of life and identifies the most appropriate instruments for the follow up of newborns who are at risk of developing neurological abnormalities after a brief description of the neurophysiological basis of development in the first years the book . Neurological assessment in the first two years of life clinics in developmental medicine no 176. Download citation neurological assessment in the first two years of life giovanni cioni eugenio mercuri published by mac keith press london 2008 256 gbp80 hard cover 978 1 898683 54 4 this