Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents (eBook)

Dave F. Clarke, Amy L. McGregor, Yu-Tze Ng, Philip L. Pearl, James W. Wheless (Herausgeber)

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2012
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-119-99861-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides the contemporary, caring guidance you need to diagnose and manage seizures in a young patient. Beginning with an overview of the classification of seizure syndromes, the authors take a practical approach to a common but complex clinical challenge. Aimed at both professionals and trainees in neurology, this book will also be a useful guide for all primary health professionals caring for pediatric patients with this condition. It is intended as a foundation for further study into pediatric epilepsy and to serve as a quick, up-to-date reference for the recognition, diagnosis, basic understanding, evaluation and management of this condition in children and adolescents.

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Epilepsy in childhood presents a profound challenge Epilepsy is an unsettling, complex condition. There is no one size fits all option. For effective treatment a full understanding of each patient s situation and clinical history is needed. Recent remarkable improvements in our ability to image brain structures, to define physiological patterns and in treatment options has made the task of care of the child with epilepsy potentially more effective. Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents provides the contemporary, caring guidance you need to diagnose and manage seizures in a young patient. Beginning with an overview of the classification of epilepsy syndromes, the experienced authors cover: Diagnostic evaluation of childhood epilepsies Principles of treatment Generalized seizures and generalized epilepsy syndromes Partial onset seizures and localization-related epilepsy syndromes Epilepsies relative to age, etiology or duration The full range of treatment options: medical, dietary, surgical Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents takes a practical approach to a common but complex clinical challenge.

Autor

David F. Clarke, MD, Dell Children's Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Austin, TX, USA Amy L. McGregor, MD, University of Tennessee Health Center and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA Philip L. Pearl, MD, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC Yu-Tze Ng, MD, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK

Rezensionen

"In general, I think this book very sound. It would
be an excellent introduction for neurology residents and a good
review for general paediatric neurologists who feel a bit out of
touch with current treatments for epilepsy." (The
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1 September
2013)

"This is an exceptional read, unlike others in the way it
addresses the treatment of children with epilepsy, rather than just
the treatment of epilepsy." (Doody's, 2
August 2013)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Schlagworte: Ability • brain • Care • Child • Childhood • Clinical psychology • Effective • Epilepsie • Epilepsy • epilepsy potentially • full • History • Klinische Psychologie • Medical Science • Medizin • Neurologie • Neurology • One • Option • patients • Patterns • Physiological • presents • profound challenge • Psychiatrie • Psychiatry • Psychologie • Psychology • recent remarkable • Situation • Structures • Task • Treatment • unsettling
• ISBN-10: 1-119-99861-1 / 1119998611
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-99861-7 / 9781119998617