Benign Childhood Focal Seizures and Related Epileptic Syndromes [Paperback]

Benign Childhood Focal Seizures and Related Epileptic Syndromes provides a concise, authoritative guide to all aspects of diagnosis, treatment and management of the three identifiable electroclinical syndromes: rolandic epilepsy, Panayiotopoulos syndrome and the idiopathic childhood occipital epilepsy of Gastaut. These have a high prevalence, probably affecting 22% of children with non-febrile seizures and constitute a significant part of the everyday practice of paediatricians, neurologists and electroencephalographers. This pocket-sized reference work will be a valuable resource for all those involved in the care of children with epileptic seizures.

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders. This concise guide covers all the key topic areas of epilepsy to provide a succinct, targeted guide to the diagnosis, classification and treatment of these seizures and related syndromes.

Introduction.- Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes.- Panayiotopoulos Syndrome.- Idiopathic Childhood Occipital Epilepsy of Gastaut.- Other Phenotypes of Benign Childhood Focal Seizures.- Benign Childhood Seizure Susceptibility Syndrome: A Unified Concept.- Benign (Isolated) Focal Seizures of Adolescence.- Management of Benign Childhood Focal Seizures.- References.C.P. Panayiotopoulos is an internationally renowned leader and expert in the diagnosis, treatment and management of epilepsy.Benign Childhood Focal Seizures and Related Epileptic Syndromes provides a concise, authoritative guide to all aspects of diagnosis, treatment and management of the three identifiable electroclinical syndromes: rolandic epilepsy, Panayiotopoulos syndrome and the idiopathic childhood occipital epilepsy of Gastaut. These have a high prevalence, probably affecting 22% of children with non-febrile seizures and constitute a significant part of the everyday practice of paediatricians, neurologists and electroencephalographers. C.Pl"