Methsuximide, and TrimethadioneSudha Kilaru Kessler
ETHOSUXIMIDE Ethosuximide (ESM) is a succinimide antiepileptic drug in clinical use since 1958 for a limited spectrum of seizure types, chiefly absence seizures, for which it remains…
PEDIATRICS
Due to Inborn Errors of MetabolismDouglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo
INTRODUCTION There are many inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) that cause disease in humans, and hundreds of these can produce encephalopathy and seizures. In fact, we now…
EpilepsiesIka Noviawaty and Prakash Kotagal
INTRODUCTION The International Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes (1) divides epilepsy, first, on the basis of whether the seizures are focal (localization-related epilepsies), generalized (originating at…
Epilepsy Febrile Seizure Plus (GEFS+)Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and John M. Pellock
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION GEFS+ is an acronym for generalized epilepsy febrile seizures plus. It was defined by Scheffer et al in 1997 and was based upon a…
in Epilepsy: A Network and Neurodevelopmental PerspectiveRaman Sankar and Edward C. Cooper
The search for mutated genes in several hereditary forms of epilepsy affecting infants and children has resulted in the identification of epileptic channelopathies (ie, epilepsies resulting from…
Channels, Membranes, and Molecules in Epilepsy and Neuronal ExcitabilityLaxmikant S. Deshpande and Robert J. DeLorenzo
Important advances that enhance our understanding of the regulation of neuronal excitability in epilepsy and other brain functions have been made in molecular neurobiology. This research has…
Introduction
, Dorothy L. Espelage2 and Leslie Carroll3 (1) Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA (2) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA (3) Family Voices, Albuquerque,…
Clinical Management of Bullying
, Dorothy L. Espelage2 and Leslie Carroll3 (1) Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA (2) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA (3) Family Voices, Albuquerque,…
“Sometimes People Mean?”: A Parent’s Perspective on Victimization of Children with Special Health Care Needs
, Dorothy L. Espelage2 and Leslie Carroll3 (1) Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA (2) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA (3) Family Voices, Albuquerque,…
