Seizures of onset in the first two years of life / Solomon L. Moshé [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moshé, Solomon L., author.

Series:

Progress in epileptic disorders ; Volume 13.

Progress in Epileptic Disorders, 1777-4284 ; Volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convulsions in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montrouge, France : John Libbey Eurotext, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A reference book on diagnosis, consequences and management of neonatal and infantile seizures

Contents:

Seizures and Syndromes of onset in the Two First Years of Life; Preface; Workshop participants; List of authors; Foundations of neonatal epileptology: classification of seizures and epilepsies in the neonate and their etiology, electroencephalography, prognosis and pathophysiology; EEG monitoring in neonatal seizures: what is done, what could be done?; Neuro-imaging in neonatal seizures; Clinical and electrographical neonatal seizures: to treat or not to treat; Genetics of neonatal epilepsies and the forgotten epilepsy phenotypes; Genetic basis of epileptic encephalopathy

Treatment of neonatal seizures with antiepileptic drugsNeonatal seizures in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: the impact of therapeutic hypothermia; From conventional genetic analysis to next generation sequencing in diagnostics of epilepsies; Treatable newborn seizures due to inborn errors of metabolism; Determining outcome from neonatal seizures; The epidemiology of infancy onset seizures; Concept of epileptic encephalopathy: is it relevant?; The role of EEG in the management of seizures in infancy; Optimizing imaging in aiding management

"Benign" epilepsies in infants: are they always benign?Fever-susceptibility syndromes. Predicting outcome; Infantile spasms semiology and pathophysiology: have we made progress?; Trials for the treatment of infant seizures: theory, practice, ethics and potential future trends; The role of ketogenic diet; Optimizing treatment for neonatal and infantile seizures. Do guidelines have a role in management?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 18, 2015).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

2-7420-1427-6

OCLC:

911000308