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Aicardi's epilepsy in children / Alexis Arzimanoglou, Renzo Guerrini, Jean Aicardi.
Holman Biotech Commons RJ496.E6 A43 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arzimanoglou, A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epilepsy in children.
- Epilepsy.
- Child.
- Epilepsy--classification.
- Infant.
- Epilepsy--diagnosis.
- Epilepsy--therapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Epilepsy.
- Child.
- Epilepsy--classification.
- Infant.
- Epilepsy--diagnosis.
- Epilepsy--therapy.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 516 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- Epilepsy in children
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]
- Contents:
- Section I. General Aspects
- 1. Epilepsy: Overview and Definitions 1
- 2. Classification of Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsies 7
- Section II. Major Types of Epileptic Seizures in Childhood and Corresponding Epileptic Syndromes
- 3. Infantile Spasms and Related Syndromes 14
- 4. Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome 38
- 5. Dravet Syndrome: Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy or Severe Polymorphic Epilepsy of Infants 51
- 6. Epilepsies with Predominantly Myoclonic Seizures 58
- 7. Myoclonic Epilepsies Associated with Progressive Degenerative Disorders: Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsies 81
- 8. Epilepsies with Typical Absence Seizures 88
- 9. Epilepsies with Tonic-Clonic Seizures 105
- 10. Epilepsies Characterized by Partial Seizures 114
- 11. Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Syndrome of Continuous Spike-Waves of Slow Sleep 176
- Section III. Epileptic Manifestations Relative to Age, Cause, Duration, and Precipitation of Seizures
- 12. Neonatal Seizures 188
- 13. Epilepsy in Infants 210
- 14. Febrile Convulsions 220
- 15. Occasional Seizures Other Than Febrile Convulsions 235
- 16. Status Epilepticus 241
- 17. Stimulus-Sensitive Epilepsies 262
- 18. Posttraumatic Seizures and Posttraumatic Epilepsy 279
- 19. Epilepsy as the Presenting Manifestation of Structural Brain Lesions 284
- 20. Genetics 312
- Section IV. Selected Aspects of Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Convulsive Disorders in Children
- 21. Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis 325
- 22. General Aspects of Prognosis 342
- 23. General Principles of Management 354
- 24. Medical Treatment 363
- 25. Surgical Treatment 387.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Epilepsy in children / Jean Aicardi. 2nd ed. c1994.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-501) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0781726980
- OCLC:
- 52594436
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