Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy John B. P. Stephenson Introduction Understanding epilepsy is a necessary part of the management of individuals with cerebral palsy.45 Epilepsy is common in all types of cerebral palsy…
Mitochondrial Diseases
Mitochondrial Diseases Michio Hirano Wolfram S. Kunz Salvatore DiMauro Introduction Since the initial discovery of mitochondrial DNA mutations in 1988, our understanding of the mitochondrial encephalomyopathies has advanced at an…
Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Inherited Metabolic Disorders Douglas R. Nordli Jr. Darryl C. De Vivo Introduction There are a wide variety of disorders of metabolism, approximately 50 of which are associated with seizures or…
Chromosomal Abnormalities
Chromosomal Abnormalities Renzo Guerrini Agatino Battaglia Romeo Carrozzo Giuseppe Gobbi Elena Parrini Tiziano Pramparo Orsatta Zuffardi Introduction About 30 years ago, chromosomal abnormalities, as detectable by classic cytogenetics, were estimated…
Malformations of Cortical Development
Malformations of Cortical Development Ruben I. Kuzniecky Graeme D. Jackson Introduction The development of the human brain is a long and complex process that begins with the induction of the…
Overview: Diseases Associated With Epilepsy
Overview: Diseases Associated With Epilepsy Timothy A. Pedley Introduction Seizures and epilepsy are common manifestations of disturbed cerebral function; thus, they may be symptoms of other diseases that involve the…
Reflex Seizures
Reflex Seizures Benjamin G. Zifkin Renzo Guerrini Perrine Plouin Introduction Reflex seizures are reliably triggered by some identifiable factor.200 Reviews include Beaumanoir et al., Zifkin et al., and Wolf et…
Generalized (Genetic) Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus
Generalized (Genetic) Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus Ingrid E. Scheffer Samuel F. Berkovic Introduction Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is a familial epilepsy syndrome characterized by heterogeneous epilepsy…
Familial Partial (Focal) Epilepsy With Variable Foci
Familial Partial (Focal) Epilepsy With Variable Foci Eliane Kobayashi Frédérick Andermann Eva Andermann Introduction Familial partial (focal) epilepsy with variable foci (FPEVF) is a distinct syndrome among the familial partial…
Isolated Seizures
Isolated Seizures Peter Wolf Introduction All epilepsies begin with a first seizure. However, a first seizure does not necessarily mean that epilepsy will develop (Chapters 7 and 122). It may…
