Myoclonic epilepsies / Pierre Genton [and six others], editors ; Anne M. Sydor, acquisition editor ; Scott Scheidt, developmental editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Genton, Pierre, editor.

Sydor, Anne M, editor.

Scheidt, Scott, editor.

Series:

Advances in neurology.

Advances in Neurology, 0091-3952

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is the first comprehensive text and clinical reference on idiopathic myoclonic epilepsies of infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The world's foremost experts describe the phenotypes and subtypes of myoclonic epilepsies and the underlying molecular defects and summarize cutting-edge advances in molecular genetics that shed new light on the etiologies of these syndromes. The book offers clinicians much-needed assistance in recognizing and diagnosing idiopathic myoclonic epilepsies and selecting appropriate treatment. Each chapter includes diagnostic and treatment algor

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Editeds

Editors

Advances in Neurology Series

Charlotte Dravet

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Contents

Section 1 Introduction to Concepts and Classifications

1 History and Classification of "Myoclonic" Epilepsies: From Seizures to Syndromes to Diseases

2 Ontogeny of the Reticular Formation: Its Possible Relation to the Myoclonic Epilepsies

3 Pathophysiology of Myoclonic Epilepsies

4 Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies: EPM1, EPM2A, EPM2B

5 Myoclonic Status in Nonprogressive Encephalopathies

Section 2 Myoclonic Epilepsies of Infancy and Childhood

6 Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Dravet Syndrome

7 Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Clinical Analysis and Relation to SCN1A Mutations in a Japanese Cohort

8 Myoclonic Seizures in the Context of Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)

9 Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy

10 Autosomal Recessive Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy

11 Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood - Definition, Course, Nosography, and Genetics

12 Idiopathic Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood-Nosology Based on Electrophysiologic and Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Patients

13 Myoclonic Absences: The Seizure and The Syndrome

14 Eyelid Myoclonia and Absence

15 Childhood Absence Epilepsy Evolving to Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Electroclinical and Genetic Features

16 Photosensitivity: Genetics and Clinical Significance

Section 3 Myoclonic Epilepsies of Adolescence and Adulthood

17 Familial Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

18 Genetics of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Faulty Components and Faulty Wiring?

19 Autosomal Dominant Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and GABRA1

20 CLCN2 and Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy.

21 Autosomal Dominant Cortical Myoclonus and Epilepsy (ADCME) with Linkage to Chromosome 2p11.1-q12.2

22 Familial Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy (FAME)

Section 4 Treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsies

23 Treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsies in Infancy and Early Childhood

24 Ketogenic Diet in Patients with Dravet Syndrome and Myoclonic Epilepsies in Infancy and Early Childhood

25 Treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsies of Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 8, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4698-7738-4

OCLC:

880453787