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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813557503321

Autore

Deonna Thierry

Titolo

Cognitive and behavioural disorders of epileptic origin in children [[electronic resource] /] / Thierry Deonna, Eliane Roulet-Perez ; foreword by Jean Aicardi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Mac Keith Press

[Cambridge, U.K.] ; ; [New York], : Distributed by Cambridge University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-898683-75-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Clinics in developmental medicine ; ; no. 168

Altri autori (Persone)

Roulet-PerezEliane

Disciplina

618.92853

Soggetti

Epilepsy in children

Cognition disorders in children

Behavior disorders in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cognitive effects of epilepsy : epilepsy as a non-paroxysmal disorder and the concept of "cognitive epilepsies" -- Epilepsy in the developing brain -- Epilepsy and cognitive functions : identifying the direct effects of epilepsy -- Epilepsy and cognitive functions : the other variables -- Cognitive and behavioural problems in childhood epilepsies : a literature review -- Childhood neuropsychology (developmental cognitive neuropsychology) in the context of epilepsy -- Epileptic cognitive dysfunction in specific epileptic syndromes or epileptic conditions -- Epileptic cognitive dysfunction in some specific brain pathologies -- Epilepsy surgery in children : an opportunity to study the direct role of epilepsy in cognitive disturbances -- Epilepsy and mental retardation : the role of epilepsy -- Developmental disorders and epilepsy -- Neuropsychological evaluation of cognitive-behavioural effects of epilepsy in children -- Practical clinical issues in diagnosis and antiepileptic drug therapy -- Psychological and educational aspects : special implications for epilepsies with cognitive manifestations -- Adult outcome of childhood epilepsies with 'cognitive' epileptic manifestations : unexpected lessons from follow-up studies.