| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Causes of epilepsy in childhood -- Common types of pediatric epilepsy -- Clinical features -- Clinical neurological examination and diagnosis -- Treatment options -- Long-term management -- Patient case studies |
| Summary |
This book addresses epilepsy, the most common neurological problem affecting children and adolescents. It examines the complex processes involved in diagnosing epilepsy in children and the specific age-dependent manifestations which can differ greatly from seizure disorders seen in adults. Concise and comprehensive, the book begins with an introduction to epilepsy, as well as seizure classification and semiology. Further chapters analyze the existing myriad of effective treatment and management methods depending accurate diagnosis. Chapters also discuss of common types of seizure disorders, treatment options, recent drug developments, and evidence-based disease management guidelines. The book concludes with chapter containing pedantic case studies. Handbook of Pediatric Epilepsy is a tailor-made reference for busy clinical professionals and trainees across all medical specialties |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 13, 2022) |
| Subject |
Epilepsy in children.
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Epilepsy.
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Children.
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Human beings.
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Infants.
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Epilepsy
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
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children (people by age group)
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Homo sapiens (species)
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infants.
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Epilepsy in children
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Epilèpsia en els infants.
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| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dredge, David C., editor
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| ISBN |
9783319082905 |
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3319082906 |
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