Metabolic Disorders Not to Miss
23 Metabolic Disorders Not to Miss Phillip L. Pearl1,2 and Yuezhou Joe Yu1,3 1 Department of Child Neurology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA2 Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics,…
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and Other Primary Generalized Epilepsies
24 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and Other Primary Generalized Epilepsies Shahin Hakimian Department of Neurology, UW Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Introduction Myoclonic, absence, and primary generalized…
Recognizing, Assessing, and Treating Seizures and Status Epilepticus in the ICU
32 Recognizing, Assessing, and Treating Seizures and Status Epilepticus in the ICU Nicolas Gaspard1,2 and Lawrence J. Hirsch2 1 Computational Neurophysiology Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT,…
Pharmacopeia
19 Pharmacopeia Gail D. Anderson Department of Pharmacy, UW Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Table 19.1. Approved indications of the antiepileptic drugs. Table 19.2. Chemistry and…
What Causes Epilepsy?
3 What Causes Epilepsy? Anna Rosati and Renzo Guerrini Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Introduction There are many possible…
Benign and Malignant Childhood Epilepsies
21 Benign and Malignant Childhood Epilepsies Katherine C. Nickels and Elaine C. Wirrell Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders in children,…
Seizures in the Neonate
20 Seizures in the Neonate Adam L. Hartman1 and Frances J. Northington2 1 Divisions of Epilepsy and Pediatric Neurology, Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery, Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA2 Division…
Rescue Medications for Home Treatment of Acute Seizures
16 Rescue Medications for Home Treatment of Acute Seizures Peter Wolf1 and Rūta Mameniškienė2,3 1 Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund, Denmark2 Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University,…
Antiepileptic Drug Adverse Effects: What to Watch Out For
12 Antiepileptic Drug Adverse Effects: What to Watch Out For Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge1 and Caleb Y. Oh2 1 Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Neurology, University of Colorado Skaggs School of…
Choosing, Initiating, Adjusting, and Changing Antiepileptic Medications
11 Choosing, Initiating, Adjusting, and Changing Antiepileptic Medications John W. Miller Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USAUW Regional Epilepsy Center, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle,…
