Pediatric Epilepsy Case Studies: From Infancy and Childhood Through Adolescence Book

Sect. 1 The Basics

Ch. 1 A Pediatric Epilepsy Primer James W. Owens Owens, James W. 3

Ch. 2 Developmental Pharmacokinetics: Principles and Practice Gail D. Anderson Anderson, Gail D. Jong M. Rho Rho, Jong M. 15

Ch. 3 Dietary Therapies for Epilepsy Eric H. Kossoff Kossoff, Eric H. 29

Ch. 4 Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy James W. Wheless Wheless, James W. 37

Ch. 5 Epilepsy Surgery in Children Tobias Loddenkemper Loddenkemper, Tobias 49

Ch. 6 Status Epilepticus James J. Riviello, Jr. Riviello, James J., Jr. 57

Sect. 2 The Neonate

Ch. 7 Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures Eric Marsh Marsh, Eric Edward C. Cooper Cooper, Edward C. 65

Ch. 8 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (Neonatal Seizures) Mark S. Seller Seller, Mark S. 71

Ch. 9 Ohtahara Syndrome W. Donald Shields Shields, W. Donald 79

Sect. 3 The Infant

Ch. 10 Febrile Seizures Jeffrey R. Buchhalter Buchhalter, Jeffrey R. 87

Ch. 11 Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) Noel Baker Baker, Noel 93

Ch. 12 Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy Kristen L. Park Park, Kristen L. Douglas R. Nardli, Jr. Nardli, Douglas R., Jr. 99

Ch. 13 Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy Matthew M. Troester Troester, Matthew M. 105

Ch. 14 Infantile Spasms Richard A. Hrachovy Hrachovy, Richard A. James D. Frost, Jr. Frost, James D., Jr. 109

Ch. 15 Gelastic Seizures Yu-tze Ng Ng, Yu-tze 117

Ch. 16 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Aimee F. Luat Luat, Aimee F. Harry T. Chugani Chugani, Harry T. 125

Ch. 17 Herpes Simplex Encephalitis Dave F. Clarke Clarke, Dave F. 133

Ch. 18 Refractory Status Epilepticus James J. Riviello, Jr. Riviello, James J., Jr. 141

Ch. 19 Myoclonus Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers Russell P. SanetoSaneto, Russell P. 147

Ch. 20 Sturge-Weber Syndrome Asit K. Tripathy Tripathy, Asit K. Ajay Gupta Gupta, Ajay 153

Sect. 4 The Child

Ch. 21 Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Central-Temporal Spikes Paul M. Levisohn Levisohn, Paul M. 161

Ch. 22 Childhood Absence Epilepsy L. Matthew Frank Frank, L. Matthew 169

Ch. 23 Panayiotopoulos Syndrome Korwyn Williams Williams, Korwyn 177

Ch. 24 Complex Partial Seizures Angus A. Wilfong Wilfong, Angus A. 183

Ch. 25 Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Jong M. Rho Rho, Jong M. 191

Ch. 26 Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus James J. Riviello, Jr. Riviello, James J., Jr. 197

Ch. 27 Focal Cortical Dysplasia Susan Koh Koh, Susan 201

Ch. 28 Landau-Kleffner Syndrome John F. Kerrigan Kerrigan, John F. 209

Ch. 29 Continuous Spike-and-Wave Activity during Slow-Wave Sleep Kevin Chapman Chapman, Kevin 217

Ch. 30 Rasmussen Encephalitis Daniel H. Arndt Arndt, Daniel H. Raman Sankar Sankar, Raman 225

Ch. 31 Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy A. G. Christina Bergqvist Bergqvist, A. G. Christina 231

Sect. 5 The Adolescent

Ch. 32 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Cornelia Drees Drees, Cornelia 239

Ch. 33 Epilepsy in Adolescent Females Mary L. Zupanc Zupanc, Mary L. 245

Ch. 34 Unverricht-Lundborg Disease Danielle M. Andrade Andrade, Danielle M. Berge A. Minassian Minassian, Berge A. 251

Ch. 35 Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy Daniel H. Arndt Arndt, Daniel H. Christopher C. Giza Giza, Christopher C. 257

Ch. 36 Reflex Epilepsy Michael C. Kruer Kruer, Michael C. Colin M. Roberts Roberts, Colin M. 265

Ch. 37 Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Kevin Chapman Chapman, Kevin 273

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