TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Epilepsy in Infants A1 - Ihnen, S. Katie A1 - Fong, Susan L. A2 - Hershey, Andrew D. PY - 2023 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatric Neurology AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISEpilepsy in an infant should be considered when seizures are not provoked by an acute, potentially reversible cause.Epilepsies that present in infancy range from those that are self-limited to others that are marked by significant encephalopathy.Some epilepsies have specific treatments, and early identification can have management implications.Initial diagnostic tools include history, exam, laboratory findings, lumbar puncture, neuroimaging, electroencephalography, and genetic testing. Empiric treatment can be diagnostically useful.Infantile epilepsies include those with presentation as a neonate (<28 days of age) or an infant (28 days to 12 months). SN - PB - McGraw Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195236973 ER -