James W. Wheless & Dave F. Clarke 
Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents 

Epilepsy in childhood presents a profound challenge

Epilepsy is an unsettling, complex condition. There is no
‘one size fits all’ option. For effective treatment a
full understanding of each patient’s situation and clinical
history is needed. Recent remarkable improvements in our ability to
image brain structures, to define physiological patterns and in
treatment options has made the task of care of the child with
epilepsy potentially more effective.



Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents provides the
contemporary, caring guidance you need to diagnose and manage
seizures in a young patient. Beginning with an overview of the
classification of epilepsy syndromes, the experienced authors
cover:

* Diagnostic evaluation of childhood epilepsies

* Principles of treatment

* Generalized seizures and generalized epilepsy syndromes

* Partial onset seizures and localization-related epilepsy
syndromes

* Epilepsies relative to age, etiology or duration

* The full range of treatment options: medical, dietary,
surgical

Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents takes a practical
approach to a common but complex clinical challenge.

About the author

David F. Clarke, MD, Dell Children’s Comprehensive
Epilepsy Program, Austin, TX, USA

Amy L. Mc Gregor, MD, University of Tennessee Health
Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN,
USA

Philip L. Pearl, MD, Children’s National Medical Center,
Washington, DC

Yu-Tze Ng, MD, University of Oklahoma College of
Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK