Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy Jambaque Isabelle
Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy Jambaque Isabelle This book is devoted to the neuropsychological description of childhood epilepsy, a neurolo- cal condition that constitutes one of the most…
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Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy Jambaque Isabelle
This book is devoted to the neuropsychological description of childhood epilepsy, a neurolo- cal condition that constitutes one of the most prevalent forms of chronic and disabling childhood illnesses. Approximately half of these children with epilepsy display academic difficulties and/or behavioral disorders. Indeed, one child out of 20 experiences one or more seizures before the age of 5, and one in a hundred develops epilepsy as a chronic disorder.
While a great number of textbooks have been devoted to various medical aspects of chi- hood epilepsy (diagnosis, genetics, etiology, drug and surgical treatment, etc.), there have been no comprehensive accounts of the cognitive consequences of this condition. Moreoever, it is now believed that a sizable proportion of children with learning disability suffer from undiagnosed epilepsy. Advance of medical knowledge has shown that childhood