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Titolo |
Epilepsy in children and adolescents [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James W. Wheless |
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Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-119-99860-3 |
1-299-15805-6 |
1-119-99861-1 |
1-118-38851-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (398 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Epilepsy |
Epilepsy in children |
Epilepsy in adolescence |
Anticonvulsants |
Epilepsy - Treatment |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Epidemiology and common co-morbidities of epilepsy in childhood / Jay Salpekar, Matthew Byrne, and Georgann Ferrone -- Classification and definition of seizures and epilepsy syndromes in childhood / Susan E. Combs and Phillip L. Pearl -- Initiating and withdrawing medical management / David T. Hsieh and Bhagwan Indur Moorjani -- Common genetic and neurocutaneous disorders in childhood epilepsy / Dewi Frances T. Depositario-Cabacar, William McClintock, and Tom Reehal -- Evaluating the child with seizures / Kristen Park and Susan Koh -- The use of EEG in the diagnosis of childhood epilepsy / Dave Clarke -- Imaging of pediatric epilepsy / Asim F. Choudhri -- Non-epileptic paroxysmal events of childhood / Sucheta M. Joshi -- Pharmacology of antiepileptic drugs / James W. Wheless -- Therapeutic efficacy of antiepileptic drugs / James W. Wheless -- Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs / James W. Wheless -- Vagus nerve stimulation therapy and epilepsy surgery / Kate Van Poppel and James W. Wheless |
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-- Dietary therapies to treat epilepsy / James W. Wheless -- Idiopathic generalized epilepsies -- Cryptogenic and symptomatic generalized epilepsies : epilepsies with encephalopathy -- Idiopathic partial epilepsies / Freedom F. Perkins Jr -- Cryptogenic and symptomatic partial epilepsies / Stephen Fulton -- Neonatal seizures / Eric V. Hastriter -- Febrile seizures / Marie Francisca Grill -- Status epilepticus in childhood / Yu-tze Ng and Rama Maganti. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides the contemporary, caring guidance you need to diagnose and manage seizures in a young patient. Beginning with an overview of the classification of seizure syndromes, the authors take a practical approach to a common but complex clinical challenge. Aimed at both professionals and trainees in neurology, this book will also be a useful guide for all primary health professionals caring for pediatric patients with this condition. It is intended as a foundation for further study into pediatric epilepsy and to serve as a quick, up-to-date reference for the recognition, diagnosis, b |
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