Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy (Neonatal Myoclonic Encephalopathy) Aleksandra Djukic Federico Vigevano Perrine Plouin Solomon L. Moshé Introduction In 1978, Aicardi and Goutieres described a group of five patients with “neonatal myoclonic…
Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures and Benign Idiopathic Neonatal Seizures Perrine Plouin Introduction In 1989, the International Classification of Epilepsies, Epileptic Syndromes and Related Disorders15 included two neonatal syndromes among idiopathic…
Overview: Neonatal Syndromes Jean Aicardi Introduction The neonatal period is conventionally limited to the first 28 days of life. However, some seizures with onset in the first 2 to 3…
Legal Concerns and Effective Advocacy Strategies Roy G. Beran John Devereux William McLin Cynthia Lehman Johan Falk-Pedersen Hanneke M. de Boer Alexandra Finucane Introduction For too many years, people with…
Issues in Health Outcomes Assessment Zarya A. Rubin Samuel Wiebe Introduction Epilepsy is a multidimensional disorder with potential consequences for nearly every aspect of a patient’s life, from physical effects,…
The Range of Needs and Services in Vocational Rehabilitation Rupprecht Thorbecke Robert T. Fraser Introduction The employment concerns for individuals with epilepsy have been repeatedly documented in the literature. The…
Maximizing School Functioning and the School-to-work Transition Michael Seidenberg David C. Clemmons Introduction Epilepsy is a common childhood neurologic disorder, affecting approximately 5 to 10 children in every 1,000. The…
Disruptions in Social Functioning and Services Facilitating Adjustment for the Child and the Adult Joan K. Austin Hanneke M. de Boer Patricia O. Shafer Introduction The impact of epilepsy on…
Social Aspects: Epilepsy Stigma and Quality of Life Ann Jacoby Dee Snape Gus A. Baker Introduction In this chapter, we turn from consideration of epilepsy as a biomedical condition and…
Overview: Social Issues Robert T. Fraser Introduction There has been longstanding concern in the field of epilepsy that, although progress continues to be made relative to medical management of the…
