Long-term Evolution of Epileptic EncephalopathiesThe essential guide for physicians, healthcare professionals and social services dealing with epileptic encephalopathies. The present book covers the long-term evolution of epileptic encephalopathies in terms of clinical symptomatology, cognitive functions, treatment strategies and social care options. It will help clinicians, healthcare practitioners and social service professionals to better understand the natural |
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Epileptic encephalopathies of early infancy or socalled neonatal epileptic encephalopathies | 1 |
West syndrome | 13 |
Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy Dravet syndrome | 29 |
Myoclonic astatic epilepsy | 39 |
LennoxGastaut syndrome | 51 |
Encephalopathy with continuous spikes and waves during slow wave sleep | 67 |
Rasmussen syndrome | 79 |
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abnormalities ACTH adulthood aetiology Aicardi antiepileptic drugs associated atonic seizures atrophy atypical absences background activity behavioural Brain Dev Bureau characterized Child Neurol childhood Clinical vignette cognitive continuous spike-wave continuous spikes cortical cryptogenic CSWS diagnosis diffuse slow spike-waves disorders dose Dravet drop attacks early infantile epileptic ECSWS EEG pattern EIEE electrical status epilepticus epilepsy Epileptic Syndromes ethosuximide evolution Figure focal seizures follow-up frequent Genton hemisphere hypsarrhythmia impairment infantile spasms influence interictal EEG John Libbey Company ketogenic diet Landau-Kleffner syndrome Lennox-Gastaut syndrome lepsy mental retardation months motor seizures multifocal myoclonic epilepsy myoclonic seizures myoclonic-astatic neonatal neurological neuropsychological outcome normal occur Oguni Ohtahara onset partial seizures patients with LGS Pediatr prognosis psychomotor development relapse reported Riikonen seizure frequency seizure types slow sleep slow wave spike-wave discharges spikes and waves suppression-burst pattern symptomatic Tassinari tetracosactide tonic seizures tonic-clonic topiramate treatment unilateral Vigabatrin waves during slow West syndrome