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 Info | London : Mac Keith Press ; [Cambridge, UK] ; [New York] : Distributed by Cambridge University Press, |
| Description | xiv, 241 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Clinics 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-229) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005296705 |
| ISBN | 1898683433 (hbk.) |