Cognitive and behavioural disorders of epileptic origin in children / Thierry Deonna, Eliane Roulet-Perez ; foreword by Jean Aicardi.

Author/creator Deonna, Thierry
Other author Roulet-Perez, Eliane.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Mac Keith Press ; [Cambridge, UK] ; [New York] : Distributed by Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 241 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesClinics in developmental medicine ; no. 168
Contents Cognitive effects of epilepsy : epilepsy as a non-paroxysmal disorder and the concept of "cognitive epilepsies" -- Epilepsy in the developing brain -- Epilepsy and cognitive functions : identifying the direct effects of epilepsy -- Epilepsy and cognitive functions : the other variables -- Cognitive and behavioural problems in childhood epilepsies : a literature review -- Childhood neuropsychology (developmental cognitive neuropsychology) in the context of epilepsy -- Epileptic cognitive dysfunction in specific epileptic syndromes or epileptic conditions -- Epileptic cognitive dysfunction in some specific brain pathologies -- Epilepsy surgery in children : an opportunity to study the direct role of epilepsy in cognitive disturbances -- Epilepsy and mental retardation : the role of epilepsy -- Developmental disorders and epilepsy -- Neuropsychological evaluation of cognitive-behavioural effects of epilepsy in children -- Practical clinical issues in diagnosis and antiepileptic drug therapy -- Psychological and educational aspects : special implications for epilepsies with cognitive manifestations -- Adult outcome of childhood epilepsies with 'cognitive' epileptic manifestations : unexpected lessons from follow-up studies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 212-229) and index.
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LCCN 2005296705
ISBN1898683433 (hbk.)