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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457208103321

Autore

Svoboda William B.

Titolo

Childhood epilepsy : language, learning, and emotional complications / / William B. Svoboda [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-14620-8

1-280-45789-9

9786610457892

0-511-18554-5

0-511-18471-9

0-511-18735-1

0-511-31350-0

0-511-54509-6

0-511-18642-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 656 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

618.92/853

Soggetti

Epilepsy in children

Language disorders in children

Behavior disorders in children

Learning disabilities

Learning disabled children - Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Glossary; 1 Looking ahead; Part I Speech and language problems; Part II Learning problems; Part III Behavior problems; Index

Sommario/riassunto

More than half the numbers of children with epilepsy have interrelated language, learning and/or behavior complications. By adulthood, these problems can interfere with socialization and employment. The seizures may be controlled but the developmental distortions can continue to present problems for health and education systems and carers. In this comprehensive and fully referenced book, William Svoboda distils a lifetime of clinical experience with childhood epilepsy



into three areas which address each of the main areas of difficulty. In each he looks at why the problems arise and assesses diagnostic and remediative approaches. The focus is on the whole care of the child rather than on diagnosis, classification and medication alone. Clinicians, mental health practitioners, educators and speech-language pathologists will find this book invaluable.