Pediatric Epilepsy

Dr. Michael Duchowny, Head Section for Developmental and Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FLDr. Helen Cross, Neuroscience Unit, Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK. Dr. Alexis Arzimanoglou Head of the Epilepsy, Sleep, and Pediatric Neurophysiology Department, University Hospitals of Lyon (HCL) and Clinical Investigator, Translational and Integrative Group in Epilepsy Research (TIGER), Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Lyon, FranceThe three authors are among the most pre-eminent pediatric epileptologists in the world and all have received multiple awards not only for their research, but also for their commitment to improving clinical care. All are deeply invested in creating a practical resource that can be used by the generalist as well as the specialist.

• SECTION I Approach to the Child with Epilepsy1 Epileptic Seizures and Their Classification2 Networks and Systems in Epileptic Seizures3 EEGs: When, How, and Why4 Sources of Error in EEG Interpretation5 Aims and Rationale of Anatomic Brain Imaging6 When and Why Perform Functional Brain Imaging: Medical and Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy7 The Role of Guidelines in the Management of Childhood EpilepsySECTION II Seizures in the Newborn and Infant8 Benign Neonatal Convulsions9 Provoked and Nonprovoked Neonatal Seizures10 Focal Seizures in Infancy11 Generalized Seizures in Early Childhood (2–4 Years of Age)12 Neonatal Epilepsies with Suppression–Burst Pattern13 Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy14 Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (Dravet Syndrome)15 Errors of Metabolism in the Neonatal Period16 Episodes in Neonates, Infants, and Toddlers Mimicking EpilepsySECTION III Seizures in Childhood17 Febrile Seizures18 Focal Seizures in Early Childhood19 Focal Seizures in Older Childhood and Adolescence20 Generalized Seizures in Childhood and Adolescence21 Childhood Absence Epilepsy and Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy22 Episodic Events Mimicking Seizures in Childhood and AdolescenceSECTION IV Seizures in Adolescence23 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy24 Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures on AwakeningSECTION V Epilepsy Syndromes25 Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (BECTS)26 Benign Occipital Epilepsies27 Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy28 Infantile Spasms and West Syndrome29 Lennox–Gastaut and Related Syndromes30 Acquired Epileptic Aphasia (Landau–Kleffner Syndrome)31 Reflex EpilepsySECTION VI Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders32 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex33 Sturge–Weber Syndrome34 Epilepsy Associated with Chromosomal Disorders35 Hypothalamic Hamartoma and Gelastic Epilepsy36 Hemispheric Disorders Associated with Cortical Malformation37 Rasmussen SyndromeSECTION VII Status Epilepticus38 Convulsive Status Epilepticus39 Nonconvulsive Status EpilepticusSECTION VIII CoMorbid Disorders40 Cognitive Deficits in Children with Epilepsy41 Learning Disabilities and ADHD in Children with Epilepsy42 Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Children with Epilepsy43 Autism in Children with Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Treatment44 Treating Epilepsy in the Presence of Sleep Disorders45 Impact of Comorbidities on Health OutcomesSECTION IX Medical, Dietar y, and Nursing Treatment46 Medical and Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy47 Antiepileptic Drugs: How to Choose48 Antiepileptic Drug Follow-up and Withdrawal49 Clinical Trials Versus Anecdotal Reports50 A Practical Guide to AED Pharmacology51 Teratogenicity of Antiepileptic Drugs52 Comorbidities of Treatment with Antiepileptic Drugs53 Ketogenic Diets54 Nursing Considerations in Epilepsy TreatmentSECTION X Surgical Treatment55 Surgery for Focal Epilepsy—Why and When?56 Surgery for Catastrophic Epilepsies: When and Why?57 Vagus Nerve Stimulation58 Comorbidities of Surgical Treatment