Epilepsy in children
by Farrell, Kevin Wallace, Sheila J.
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder of childhood, occurring both in children whose physical and cognitive states are otherwise normal as well as being a facet of a more generalised and severe brain disease. There are many manifestations of epilepsy and, therefore, a diversity of factors in underlying pathology, responses to treatment and prognosis. Full understanding requires knowledge of the basic science that underlies epilepsy and its causes, and an appreciation of cognitive, p…
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- Full title :Epilepsy in children / edited by Sheila J. Wallace and Kevin Farrell.
Summary
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder of childhood, occurring both in children whose physical and cognitive states are otherwise normal as well as being a facet of a more generalised and severe brain disease. There are many manifestations of epilepsy and, therefore, a diversity of factors in underlying pathology, responses to treatment and prognosis. Full understanding requires knowledge of the basic science that underlies epilepsy and its causes, and an appreciation of cognitive, psychiatric and social factors. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all aspects of c.
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- Publication Date:2004.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Arnold, Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2004.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 497 pages) : : illustrations, portrait
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781444114089, 1444114085, 1282640755, 9781282640757
- oclc:ocn646068585
- LC Classification:RJ496.E6
- Dewey Decimal:618.92853
Table of Contents
Cover; Book title; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Sheila Wallace -- an appreciation; Abbreviations; 1 Definitions and classification of epileptic seizures and epilepsies; 2 Paroxysmal nonepileptic disorders: differential diagnosis of epilepsy; 3 Incidence and prevalence; 4 Aspects of etiology; 5 Pathology of childhood epilepsies; 6 Pathophysiology of childhood epilepsies; 7 Seizures in the neonate; 8 Febrile seizures; 9 Epilepsies with onset in the first year of life; 10 Epileptic syndromes with onset in early childhood; 11 Epileptic syndromes with onset in middle childhood.
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