Childhood Epilepsy: Language, Learning and Behavioural Complications

by William B. Svoboda

• ISBN13: 9780521530293
• ISBN10: 0521530296
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-24
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

William Svoboda channels a lifetime of clinical experience into three areas--language, learning, and behavior--that encompass the major difficulties of children "growing up with epilepsy." In each area he looks at why the problems arise and assesses potential treatments. The focus of this comprehensive work is on the complete care of the child rather than on diagnosis, classification and medication alone. More than half of all epileptic children have interrelated language, learning, and/or behavior complications that persist beyond seizure control and present problems for health and educational systems. This reference makes a significant contribution to furthering the knowledge of clinicians, educators, and language specialists about the needs of this special pediatric population.

Table of Contents

Preface

Looking ahead

Speech and Language Problems

Language, the challenge

Speech, language and communication

Speech and language problems in epilepsy

Seizure types and language risks

Language regressions with epilepsy syndromes

Other epilepsy language syndromes

Seizure management effects

Evaluation of speech and language problems

Management of speech and language problems in epilepsy

Behavior consequences

Learning Problems

Learning challenges

The development of learning

Learning difficulties

Learning problems with seizure types

Modifying factors

Transient cognitive impairments of epilepsy

Alertness and attention

Memory

Executive functioning

Academics

Antiepileptic medication effects

Effects of other therapies

Diagnosis

Gaining help

Frustrations of learning problems

Behavior Problems

Mental health needs

Psychologic development

Seizure types and modifying factors

Overview: extrinsic factors

Behavior problems, general

Attention deficit disorders

Anxiety disorders

Mood disorders

Disruptive behavior problems

Psychoses of epilepsy

Non-epileptic events

Possible treatment issues

Helping with psychiatric problems

Epilogue

Glossary

Index

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