num_pages: 666
description: "The extensively updated third edition of Pediatric Diagnosis and Therapy continues to be the definitive volume on the diagnosis, treatment, classification, and management of the childhood epilepsies. Written by nearly 100 international leaders in the field, this new edition progresses logically with major sections on the basic mechanisms of the disease, classification, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and age-related syndromes of epilepsy. The core of the new third edition is its completely updated section on antiepileptic drugs, including an in-depth discussion of dosage considerations, drug toxicity, teratogenicity, and drug interactions, with recommendations for optimal combinations when multiple drug therapy is required. Features unique to the third edition The third edition includes 21 new chapters , including discussions epileptic channelopathies epileptogenic cerebral cortical malformation epilepsy genes etiologies and workup evidence-based medicine issues related to drug selection Levetiracetam Sulthiame Pregabalin herbal medications basic and advanced imaging immunotherapy issues vagus nerve stimulation therapy cognitive and psychiatric co-morbidities and educational placement and psychosocial aspects of epilepsy. "
language: English
title: Pediatric Epilepsy: Diag & T, 2nd Ed: Diagnosis and Therapy
titlecomplete: Pediatric Epilepsy: Diag & T, 2nd Ed: Diagnosis and Therapy
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Demos Medical