Imaging: IntroductionAdeel Siddiqui and Asim F. Choudhri
INTRODUCTION Neuroimaging in epilepsy is undergoing a renaissance. Gone are the days of just “making sure there wasn’t anything big or acute.” Thin slice MRI, fMRI, diffusion…
in Pediatric Patients: Use and EffectivenessJames W. Wheless
Childhood epilepsies are often characterized by a wide range of seizure types and accompanying comorbidities such as mental impairment or developmental delay (MI/DD), autism spectrum disorders, and…
Age: Epilepsy With Myoclonic Absences and Epilepsy With Eyelid Myoclonia and AbsencesGaetano Cantalupo, Carlo Alberto Tassinari, and Bernardo Dalla Bernardina
INTRODUCTION The particular epileptic conditions outlined in this chapter are very different from each other. However, they share a similar age of onset and the presence of…
Presurgical Functional MappingAndrew C. Papanicolaou, Roozbeh Rezaie, Shalini Narayana, Marina Kilintari, Asim F. Choudhri, Frederick A. Boop, and James W. Wheless
INTRODUCTION Functional neuroimaging has contributed to the surgical management of epilepsy in two ways. First, functional imaging methods have facilitated decision making regarding the optimal placement of…
and Related DrugsW. Edwin Dodson and James J. Riviello, Jr.
Since phenytoin was introduced for the treatment of epilepsy by Merritt and Putnam in 1938, it has become one of the most widely used and extensively investigated…
Form Considerations in the Treatment of Pediatric EpilepsyIrene Vuu and James Cloyd
Selecting the appropriate dosage form and route of administration is a crucial, but underappreciated, component in the successful treatment of children with epilepsy. For example, some children…
Status in Nonprogressive EncephalopathiesFrancesca Darra, Elena Fontana, and Bernardo Dalla Bernardina
INTRODUCTION The possible occurrence of myoclonic epilepsy in children with nonprogressive encephalopathy has been reported in the literature for many years by various authors (1–5). However, in…
Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in ChildrenGary W. Mathern, Olivier Delalande, and Aria Fallah
As advocated by physicians and patient activist groups, the treatment goal for patients with epilepsy is to eliminate both seizures and adverse side effects of treatment (1)….
Ketogenic DietDouglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo
INTRODUCTION There are several forms of dietary treatment for epilepsy; arguably, the most important and effective is the ketogenic diet (KD). It is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and…
A. Rogawski
Experimental studies in diverse preparations, including brain slices and whole animals, have led to the view that the generation of focal epileptic activity represents an imbalance between…
