RT Book, Section A1 Duchowny, Michael A1 Cross, J. Helen A1 Arzimanoglou, Alexis SR Print(0) ID 1138409140 T1 Preface T2 Pediatric Epilepsy YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071496216 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138409140 RD 2024/10/03 AB The field of childhood epilepsy has witnessed a remarkable transformation over the past two decades. Once viewed as a handmaiden of adult epilepsy, the early-onset epilepsies have come into their own as a major area of medical importance. In many ways the diversity of pediatric epileptic seizures and epilepsy syndromes, the many etiologies of epilepsy presenting in the first two decades, and their far-reaching comorbidities surpass that of the adult-onset epilepsies. Advances in clinical semiology and diagnosis, epilepsy classification, methods of evaluation, and treatment have all played major roles. A perusal of any epileptology journal or attendance at an epilepsy symposium provides clear evidence of the growing number of research studies and intense clinical interest in pediatric epilepsy.