Product Description
This collection of essays on childhood epilepsy considers the problem from a variety of perspectives and discusses the effects of medications and treatment, analyzes the academic achievements and performance of children with epilepsy and traces its effects on the victim's family and behaviour.
From the Publisher
Addresses the psychosocial and cognitive aspects of childhood epilepsy. Covers behavioral and emotional problems and their determinants, effects of the epilepsy on the family unit, prognosis of cognitive and behavioral functioning, academic achievement, and the effects of anti-convulsant drugs on behavior. Includes a section devoted to intervention procedures for special problems--the multiply-handicapped child, adjunct approaches to seizure control, and vocational and surgical problems.