INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The term catastrophic epilepsy is applied to children with epilepsy who present with some of the following characteristics: Urgent need for treatments. Onset in early life….
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”1 In…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen The aim of epilepsy treatment is cessation of seizures without side effects. In the course of treating the child, the family should be informed, based on…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Children with autism have higher rates of epilepsy than in the general population and children with epilepsy are at high risk of developing autism.1,2 When epilepsy…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Following the diagnosis of epilepsy and making the decision to start a treatment, as discussed in the prior chapter, the clinician must choose the most appropriate…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Children with epilepsy are at an increased risk for behavioral or psychiatric comorbidities.1,2 Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other behavioral difficulties (e.g., impulsivity, inattention) may be…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cognitive problems among children with epilepsy are of paramount concern. Cognition includes a variety of skills such as intelligence, attention, learning, remembering, reasoning, judging, planning, and…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Many chromosomal anomalies are associated with childhood-onset epilepsy with distinctive features. Accurate electroclinical delineation helps identify chromosomal anomalies in infants classified with cryptogenic epilepsy. Chromosomal disorders…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Children with epilepsy are at risk for cognitive disorders. They experience more academic underachievement and frequently suffer from impaired attention. These problems are found even in…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are congenital mass lesions in the region of the third ventricle and tuber cinereum. Their true prevalence is unknown and is approximated to…
