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Pediatric Epilepsy

Pediatric Epilepsy

9780071496216
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Practical, easy-to-follow guidance on every aspect of the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in children

350 full-color illustrations

Pediatric Epilepsy comprehensively addresses the needs of all physicians treating children with epilepsy – from the specialized pediatric epileptologist to the general pediatric practitioner. Written by a team of international experts, this full-color text offers a consistent, age-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of every type of seizure and epilepsy syndrome that may occur in childhood. The books primary focus is on specific treatment modalities, both surgical and medical.

Features

  • Algorithms and drug-dosage tables throughout emphasize patient care
  • Includes first, second, and combination drug treatments with recommended starting ranges and other essential information
  • Specific types of seizures and syndromes are organized by the age group in which they most often present
  • Logically organized by age group, then by the seizures and syndromes that tend to first occur at those ages
  • Co-morbidities section addresses illnesses caused by epilepsy treatment and illnesses that often present with epilepsy treatment
  • International authorship by a team of five award-winning pediatric epileptologists
  • 350 full-color illustrations
Product Details
McGraw Hill / Medical
50525
9780071496216
9780071496216

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Publication date
2012
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
528
Dimensions (mm)
221 x 282
Weight (g)
1300
  • SECTION I Approach to the Child with Epilepsy
    1 Epileptic Seizures and Their Classification
    2 Networks and Systems in Epileptic Seizures
    3 EEGs: When, How, and Why
    4 Sources of Error in EEG Interpretation
    5 Aims and Rationale of Anatomic Brain Imaging
    6 When and Why Perform Functional Brain Imaging: Medical and Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy
    7 The Role of Guidelines in the Management of Childhood Epilepsy
    SECTION II Seizures in the Newborn and Infant
    8 Benign Neonatal Convulsions
    9 Provoked and Nonprovoked Neonatal Seizures
    10 Focal Seizures in Infancy
    11 Generalized Seizures in Early Childhood (2–4 Years of Age)
    12 Neonatal Epilepsies with Suppression–Burst Pattern
    13 Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy
    14 Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (Dravet Syndrome)
    15 Errors of Metabolism in the Neonatal Period
    16 Episodes in Neonates, Infants, and Toddlers Mimicking Epilepsy
    SECTION III Seizures in Childhood
    17 Febrile Seizures
    18 Focal Seizures in Early Childhood
    19 Focal Seizures in Older Childhood and Adolescence
    20 Generalized Seizures in Childhood and Adolescence
    21 Childhood Absence Epilepsy and Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy
    22 Episodic Events Mimicking Seizures in Childhood and Adolescence
    SECTION IV Seizures in Adolescence
    23 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
    24 Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures on Awakening
    SECTION V Epilepsy Syndromes
    25 Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (BECTS)
    26 Benign Occipital Epilepsies
    27 Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
    28 Infantile Spasms and West Syndrome
    29 Lennox–Gastaut and Related Syndromes
    30 Acquired Epileptic Aphasia (Landau–Kleffner Syndrome)
    31 Reflex Epilepsy
    SECTION VI Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders
    32 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
    33 Sturge–Weber Syndrome
    34 Epilepsy Associated with Chromosomal Disorders
    35 Hypothalamic Hamartoma and Gelastic Epilepsy
    36 Hemispheric Disorders Associated with Cortical Malformation
    37 Rasmussen Syndrome
    SECTION VII Status Epilepticus
    38 Convulsive Status Epilepticus
    39 Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
    SECTION VIII CoMorbid Disorders
    40 Cognitive Deficits in Children with Epilepsy
    41 Learning Disabilities and ADHD in Children with Epilepsy
    42 Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Children with Epilepsy
    43 Autism in Children with Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Treatment
    44 Treating Epilepsy in the Presence of Sleep Disorders
    45 Impact of Comorbidities on Health Outcomes
    SECTION IX Medical, Dietar y, and Nursing Treatment
    46 Medical and Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy
    47 Antiepileptic Drugs: How to Choose
    48 Antiepileptic Drug Follow-up and Withdrawal
    49 Clinical Trials Versus Anecdotal Reports
    50 A Practical Guide to AED Pharmacology
    51 Teratogenicity of Antiepileptic Drugs
    52 Comorbidities of Treatment with Antiepileptic Drugs
    53 Ketogenic Diets
    54 Nursing Considerations in Epilepsy Treatment
    SECTION X Surgical Treatment
    55 Surgery for Focal Epilepsy—Why and When?
    56 Surgery for Catastrophic Epilepsies: When and Why?
    57 Vagus Nerve Stimulation
    58 Comorbidities of Surgical Treatment
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