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" Pediatric epilepsy : "
editors John M. Pellock, Blaise F.D. Bourgeois, W. Edwin Dodson; associate editors, Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., Raman Sankar.
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editors John M. Pellock, Blaise F.D. Bourgeois, W. Edwin Dodson; associate editors, Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., Raman Sankar.
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Pediatric epilepsy : : diagnosis and therapy\ editors John M. Pellock, Blaise F.D. Bourgeois, W. Edwin Dodson; associate editors, Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., Raman Sankar.
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3rd ed
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New York: Demos Medical Pub., ©2008.
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(xxii, 895 pages) : illustrations
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1933864168
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: 1934559865
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Part I. Basic Mechanisms --; Pathophysiology of Seizures and Epilepsy in the Immature Brain : Cells, Synapses, and Circuits / Libor Velisek and Solomon L. Moshe --; Ion Channels, Membranes, and Molecules in Epilepsy and Neuronal Excitability / Laxmikant S. Deshpande and Robert J. DeLorenzo --; Channel Mutations in Epilepsy : a Neurodevelopmental Perspective / Edward C. Cooper --; Metabolic and Pharmacologic Consequences of Seizures / Michael V. Johnson and John W. McDonald --; Neuropathologic Substrates of Epilepsy / Caroline R. Houser and Harry V. Vinters --; Epileptogenic Cerebral Cortical Malformations / Annapurna Poduri, Bernard S. Chang, and Christopher A. Walsh --; Genetic Influences on the Risk for Epilepsy / Asuri N. Prasad and Chitra Prasad --; Part II. Classification, Epidemiology, Etiology, and Diagnosis --; Classification of Epilepsies in Childhood / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. --; Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Children / W. Allen Hauser and P. Nina Banerjee --; An Approach to the Child with Paroxysmal Phenomena with Emphasis on Nonepileptic Disorders / Arthur L. Prensky and Amir Pshytycky --; Evaluating the Child with Seizure / Sejal Jain and Lawrence D. Morton --; The Use of Electroencephalography in the Diagnosis of Epilepsy in Childhood / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Timothy A. Pedley --; Basics of Neuroimaging in Pediatric Epilepsy / James M. Johnston, Matthew D. Smyth, and Robert C. McKinstry --; Part III. Age-Related Syndromes --; Newborns and Early Infancy --; Neonatal Seizures / Eli M. Mizrahi --; Severe Encephalopathic Epilepsy in Early Infancy / Shunsuke Ohtahara and Yasuko Yamatogi --; Infancy --; Severe Encephalopathic Epilepsy in Infants : Infantile Spasms (West Syndrome) / Richard A. Hrachovy and James D. Frost, Jr. --; Myoclonic Epilepsies in Infancy and Early Childhood / Pierre Genton --; Partial Epilepsies in Infancy / Kazuyoshi Watanabe --; Febrile Seizures / Shlomo Shinnar and Tracy A. Glauser --; Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and John M. Pellock --; Childhood --; Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome / Diego A. Morita and Tracy A. Glauser --; Childhood Absence Epilepsies / Phillip L. Pearl and Gregory L. Holmes --; Benign Focal Epilepsies of Childhood / Colin D. Ferrie, Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., and Chrysostomos P. Panayiotopoulos --; The Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Epilepsy with Continuous Spike-Waves during Sleep / James J. Riviello Jr. and Stavros Hadjiloizou --; Late Childhood and Adolescence --; Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy of Adolescence / Reza Behrouz and Selim R. Benbadis --; Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies / Samuel F. Berkovic --; Variable Age of Onset --; Localization-Related Epilepsies : Simple Partial Seizures, Complex Partial Seizures, and Rasmussen Syndrome / Prakash Kotagal --; Selected Disorders Associated with Epilepsy / Lawrence D. Morton --; Part IV. General Principles of Therapy --; Treatment Decisions in Childhood Seizures / Shlomo Shinnar and Christine O'Dell --; Comparative Anticonvulsant Profile and Proposed Mechanisms of Action of Antiepileptic Drugs / H. Steve White and Karen S. Wilcox --; Evidence-Based Medicine Issues Related to Drug Selection / Tracy A. Glauser and Diego A. Morita --; Combination Drug Therapy : Monotherapy Versus Polytherapy / Blaise F.D. Bourgeois --; Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs / L. James Willmore, James W. Wheless, and John M. Pellock --; Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures / David J. Leszczyszyn and John M. Pellock --; The Female Patient and Epilepsy / Mark S. Yerby --; Teratogenic Effects of Antiepileptic Medications / Torbjörn Tomson and Dina Battino --; Pharmacokinetic Principles of Antiepileptic Therapy in Children / W. Edwin Dodson --; Dosage Form Considerations in the Treatment of Pediatric Epilepsy / William R. Garnett and James C. Cloyd --; Principles of Drug Interactions : Implications for Treatment with Antiepileptic Drugs / Barry E. Gidal --; Part V. Antiepileptic Drugs And Ketogenic Diet --; ACTH and Steroids / Rajesh RamachandranNair and O. Carter Snead, III --; Benzodiazepines / Kevin Farrell and Aspasia Michoulas --; Carbamazepine and Oxcarbazepine / W. Edwin Dodson --; Ethosuximide, Methsuximide, and Trimethadione / Blaise F.D. Bourgeois --; Felbamate / Blaise F.D. Bourgeois --; Gabapentin and Pregabalin / Gregory L. Holmes and Philip L. Pearl --; Lamotrigine / John M. Pellock --; Levetiracetam / Raman Sankar and W. Donald Shields --; Barbiturates and Primidone / Robert S. Rust --; Phenytoin and Related Drugs / W. Edwin Dodson --; Sulthiame / Dietz Rating, Nicole Wolf, and Thomas Bast --; Tiagabine / Shlomo Shinnar, Richard Civil, and Kenneth W. Sommerville --; Topiramate / Tracy A. Glauser --; Valproate / Blaise F.D. Bourgeois --; Vigabatrin / Günter Krämer and Gabriele Wohlrab --; Vitamins, Herbs, and Other Alternative Therapies / Orrin Devinsky, Daniel Miles, and Josiane LaJoie --; Zonisamide / John F. Kerrigan and John M. Pellock --; The Ketogenic Diet / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo --; Inflammation, Epilepsy, and Anti-Inflammatory Therapies / Stéphane Auvin and Raman Sankar --; Antiepileptic Drugs in Development / John R. Pollard and Jacqueline A. French --; Part VI. Epilepsy Surgery and Vagus Nerve Stimulation --; Surgical Evaluation / Michael Duchowny --; Advanced Neuroimaging : PET-MRI Fusion and Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Noriko Salamon --; Surgical Treatment of Therapy-Resistant Epilepsy in Children / Gary W. Mathern and Olivier Delalande --; Outcome of Epilepsy Surgery in Childhood / Shekhar Patil, J. Helen Cross, and William Harkness --; Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy in Pediatric Patients : Use and Effectiveness / James W. Wheless --; Part VII. Psychosocial Aspects --; Economics of Pediatric Epilepsy / Charles E. Begley --; Quality of Life in Children with Epilepsy / Joan K. Austin and Nancy Santilli --; Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, and IQ / W. Edwin Dodson --; Academic Deficits and Interventions in Pediatric Epilepsy / Caroline E. Bailey and Rochelle Caplan --; Cognitive Side Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs / David E. Mandelbaum and Christine L. Trask.
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Written by nearly 100 international leaders in the field, this new edition progresses logically with major sections on the basic mechanisms of the disease, classification, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and age-related syndromes of epilepsy. The core of the new third edition is its completely updated section on antiepileptic drugs, including an in-depth discussion of dosage considerations, drug toxicity, teratogenicity, and drug interactions, with recommendations for optimal combinations when multiple drug therapy is required. Features unique to the third edition include: # Expanded se.
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Child.
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Epilepsy in children.
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Epilepsy.
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RJ496.E6E358 2008
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Blaise F D Bourgeois
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Douglas R Nordli
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John M Pellock
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Raman Sankar
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W Edwin Dodson
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