Pediatric Epilepsy Case Studies: From Infancy and Childhood through Adolescence

by Chapman; Kevin

• ISBN13: 9781420083422
• ISBN10: 1420083422
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-18
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

"The amount of information currently available on pediatric epilepsy, as with all burgeoning fields, can seem overwhelming. Pediatric Epilepsy Case Studies: From Infancy and Childhood through Adolescence reviews the recent flood of new information on the pathophysiology, genetics, and treatment of the various pediatric epilepsy syndromes and distills it into an easy-to-use guide. Edited by respected and well-known leaders in the field, the book provides brief, but thorough, descriptions of the different syndromes commonly encountered in clinical practice across the pediatric age range." "Grasping the complexity and nuances associated with various epileptic syndromes can be daunting. Therefore, the book begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of epilepsy. Subsequent sections include succinct case presentations and clinically relevant discussions of the more common epilepsy syndromes affecting each age group. The resource section provides an authoritative guide to relevant findings scattered in the literature."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Editors	p. xvii
Contributors	p. xix
The Basics
A Pediatric Epilepsy Primer	p. 3
Developmental Pharmacokinetics: Principles and Practice	p. 15
Dietary Therapies for Epilepsy	p. 29
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy	p. 37
Epilepsy Surgery in Children	p. 49
Status Epilepticus	p. 57
The Neonate
Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures	p. 65
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (Neonatal Seizures)	p. 71
Ohtahara Syndrome	p. 79
The Infant
Febrile Seizures	p. 87
Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)	p. 93
Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy	p. 99
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy	p. 105
Infantile Spasms	p. 109
Gelastic Seizures	p. 117
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex	p. 125
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis	p. 133
Refractory Status Epilepticus	p. 141
Myoclonus Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers	p. 147
Sturge-Weber Syndrome	p. 153
The Child
Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Central-Temporal Spikes	p. 161
Childhood Absence Epilepsy	p. 169
Panayiotopoulos Syndrome	p. 177
Complex Partial Seizures	p. 183
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome	p. 191
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus	p. 197
Focal Cortical Dysplasia	p. 201
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome	p. 209
Continuous Spike-and-Wave Activity during Slow-Wave Sleep	p. 217
Rasmussen Encephalitis	p. 225
Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy	p. 231
The Adolescent
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy	p. 239
Epilepsy in Adolescent Females	p. 245
Unverricht-Lundborg Disease	p. 251
Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy	p. 257
Reflex Epilepsy	p. 265
Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy	p. 273
Index	p. 281
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