Focal Seizures in Infancy
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Focal seizures are the most common seizure type presenting in childhood. They may present as the occurrence of a single seizure type, or as part of…
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (Dravet Syndrome)
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Recognized as a syndrome by the International League Against Epilepsy in the last classification,1 severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) has been placed among the “epileptic…
Errors of Metabolism in the Neonatal Period
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Seizures in the neonatal period are a frequent and ominous sign of a multitude of conditions. Quick and effective treatment is important to prevent late sequelae…
Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (BMEI), first described by Dravet and Bureau in 1981, is a rare epilepsy syndrome.1 It is classified among the idiopathic generalized…
Episodes in Neonates, Infants, and Toddlers Mimicking Epilepsy
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen The misdiagnosis of epilepsy is common in infancy and childhood,1,2,3,4 This book is devoted to epilepsy treatment, but if therapy is given for epilepsy that does…
The Role of Guidelines in the Management of Childhood Epilepsy
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Epilepsy guidelines mean different things to different people, probably related to the wide variety of guidelines that are in existence. This chapter discusses the role that…
Provoked and Nonprovoked Neonatal Seizures
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Seizures are most common in the neonatal period (defined as the first 28 days of life or up to 44 weeks conceptional age) compared to any…
Generalized Seizures in Early Childhood (2–4 Years of Age)
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen As discussed in Chapter 1, classification of epileptic seizure types has practical importance but also significant limitations. Historically used terms may not accurately reflect the complex…
Neonatal Epilepsies with Suppression–Burst Pattern
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen In 2001, ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology proposed a diagnostic scheme of epilepsy that included a new concept of epileptic encephalopathy in which epileptic abnormalities…
When and Why Perform Functional Brain Imaging: Medical and Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Structural and functional imaging is employed to help identify candidates for surgery, to plan surgical approaches, and to inform likelihood of favorable outcome. The primary role…
