Childhood Epilepsy Language, Learning and Behavioural Complications [Paperback]

This book looks at why children with epilepsy often have language and behavior complications and assesses treatments.More than half the children with epilepsy have interrelated language, learning and /or behavior complications which persist beyond seizure control and present problems for health and education systems. In this comprehensive book, William Svoboda distils a lifetime of clinical experience into three areas which address the main points of difficulty. In each he looks at why the problems arise and assesses treatments. The focus is on the whole care of the child rather than on diagnosis, classification and medication alone. Clinicians, educators and language specialists will find this book invaluable.More than half the children with epilepsy have interrelated language, learning and /or behavior complications which persist beyond seizure control and present problems for health and education systems. In this comprehensive book, William Svoboda distils a lifetime of clinical experience into three areas which address the main points of difficulty. In each he looks at why the problems arise and assesses treatments. The focus is on the whole care of the child rather than on diagnosis, classification and medication alone. Clinicians, educators and language specialists will find this book invaluable.William Svoboda channels a lifetime of clinical experience into three areas--language, learning, and behavior--that encompass the major difficulties of children growing up with epilepsy. In each area he looks at why the problems arise and assesses potential treatments. The focus of this comprehensive work is on the complete care of the child rather than on diagnosis, classification and medication alone. More than half of all epileptic children have interrelated language, learning, and/or behavior complications that persist beyond seizure control and present problems for health and educational systems. This reference makes a significant contribution to furthering thel³Z