Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Authors' Appointments; Acknowledgement; Foreword; Preface; 1. Cognitive Difficulties in Children with Epilepsy: Sources and Implications; 2. Introductory Remarks on Neuropsychological Testing in Childhood Epilepsy; 3. Behavioural Problems in Childhood Epilepsy; 4. The Interaction between Childhood-Onset Epilepsy and Cognition: Long-Term Follow Up; 5. Use of Functional Imaging to Study Cognitive Functions; 6. Disentangling the Role of Seizures and EEG Abnormalities in the Pathophysiology of Cognitive Dysfunction.
7. Chronic Cognitive Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs in Childhood Epilepsy8. Outcome after Neonatal Seizures; 9. 'Benign' Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes: Why Do Some Present with Learning Problems?; 10. 'Benign' Infantile Epilepsies: Impact on Later Cognition and Behaviour; 11. Infantile Spasms: Early Treatment May Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes; 12. Dravet Syndrome: More than Seizures; 13. The Epileptic Syndromes with Continuous Spikes and Waves during Slow-Wave Sleep; 14. Global Prognosis and Neuropsychological Outcome of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
15. Cognitive and Behavioural Outcomes after Epilepsy Surgery in ChildrenIndex; Color Plates.
Summary
The most-up-to date text to provide a comprehensive examination of cognition and behaviour in children with epilepsy.
