Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001)

This book is devoted to the neuropsychological description of childhood epilepsy, a neurolo- cal condition that constitutes one of the most prevalent forms of chronic and disabling childhood illnesses. Indeed, one child out of 20 experiences one or more seizures before the age of 5, and one in a hundred develops epilepsy as a chronic disorder. Approximately half of these children with epilepsy display academic difficulties and/or behavioral disorders. Moreoever, it is now believed that a sizable proportion of children with learning disability suffer from undiagnosed epilepsy. While a great number of textbooks have been devoted to various medical aspects of chi- hood epilepsy (diagnosis, genetics, etiology, drug and surgical treatment, etc.), there have been no comprehensive accounts of the cognitive consequences of this condition. Advance of medical knowledge has shown that childhood epilepsy should not be considered as a single disorder but encompasses a whole range of different conditions that exhibit specific clinical EEG and outcome characteristics. It is not becoming apparent that these various clinical entities have different cognitive expression that yet need to be specified. The purpose of this book is to provide a complete up-to-date analysis of this multi-faceted pathology.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Advances in Behavioral Biology, 50
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2001
Editors:	Isabelle Jambaque • Maryse Lassonde • Olivier Dulac
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	290
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
ISBN-13:	978-1-4419-3354-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN:	1-4419-3354-9
Barcode:	9781441933546

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