Seizures of onset in the first two years of life.

Seizures and Syndromes of onset in the Two First Years of Life -- Preface -- Workshop participants -- List of authors -- Foundations of neonatal epileptology: classification of seizures and epilepsies in the neonate and their etiology, electroencephalography, prognosis and pathophysiology -- EEG monitoring in neonatal seizures: what is done, what could be done? -- Neuro-imaging in neonatal seizures -- Clinical and electrographical neonatal seizures: to treat or not to treat -- Genetics of neonatal epilepsies and the forgotten epilepsy phenotypes -- Genetic basis of epileptic encephalopathy -- Treatment of neonatal seizures with antiepileptic drugs -- Neonatal seizures in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: the impact of therapeutic hypothermia -- From conventional genetic analysis to next generation sequencing in diagnostics of epilepsies -- Treatable newborn seizures due to inborn errors of metabolism -- Determining outcome from neonatal seizures -- The epidemiology of infancy onset seizures -- Concept of epileptic encephalopathy: is it relevant? -- The role of EEG in the management of seizures in infancy -- Optimizing imaging in aiding management -- "Benign" epilepsies in infants: are they always benign? -- Fever-susceptibility syndromes. Predicting outcome -- Infantile spasms semiology and pathophysiology: have we made progress? -- Trials for the treatment of infant seizures: theory, practice, ethics and potential future trends -- The role of ketogenic diet -- Optimizing treatment for neonatal and infantile seizures. Do guidelines have a role in management?.

A reference book on diagnosis, consequences and management of neonatal and infantile seizures.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.