Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology and common co-morbidities of epilepsy in childhood / Jay Salpekar, Matthew Byrne, and Georgann Ferrone -- Classification and definition of seizures and epilepsy syndromes in childhood / Susan E. Combs and Phillip L. Pearl -- Initiating and withdrawing medical management / David T. Hsieh and Bhagwan Indur Moorjani -- Common genetic and neurocutaneous disorders in childhood epilepsy / Dewi Frances T. Depositario-Cabacar, William McClintock, and Tom Reehal -- Evaluating the child with seizures / Kristen Park and Susan Koh -- The use of EEG in the diagnosis of childhood epilepsy / Dave Clarke -- Imaging of pediatric epilepsy / Asim F. Choudhri -- Non-epileptic paroxysmal events of childhood / Sucheta M. Joshi -- Pharmacology of antiepileptic drugs / James W. Wheless -- Therapeutic efficacy of antiepileptic drugs / James W. Wheless -- Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs / James W. Wheless -- Vagus nerve stimulation therapy and epilepsy surgery / Kate Van Poppel and James W. Wheless -- Dietary therapies to treat epilepsy / James W. Wheless -- Idiopathic generalized epilepsies -- Cryptogenic and symptomatic generalized epilepsies : epilepsies with encephalopathy -- Idiopathic partial epilepsies / Freedom F. Perkins Jr -- Cryptogenic and symptomatic partial epilepsies / Stephen Fulton -- Neonatal seizures / Eric V. Hastriter -- Febrile seizures / Marie Francisca Grill -- Status epilepticus in childhood / Yu-tze Ng and Rama Maganti.

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