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 2024/04/18
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.