Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Neural Basis of Cognitive Development and Epilepsy

   1. Mechanisms, Classification and Management of Seizures and Epilepsies

      • Olivier Dulac

      Pages 1-11

   2. Conventional and Functional Brain Imaging in Childhood Epilepsy

      • Lucie Hertz-Pannier, Catherine Chiron

      Pages 13-26

3. Neural Basis of Cognitive Development and Epilepsy

   1. Long Term Effects of Status Epilepticus in the Developing Brain

      • João Pereira Leite, Esper A. Cavalheiro

      Pages 27-34

   2. Effects of Focal Lesions, Epilepsy, and Antiepileptic Drugs on Memory Functions

      • Mohamad A. Mikati, Amal Rahmeh

      Pages 35-44

4. Neural Basis of Cognitive Development and Epilepsy

   1. Ontogenesis of Gabaergic and Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission

      • Jean-Luc Gaiarsa, Yezekiel Ben-Ari

      Pages 45-54

   2. Ontogenesis of Neuronal Networks

      • Antoinette Gelot

      Pages 55-60

   3. Development of Sensory Systems in Animals

      • Franco Lepore, Jean-Paul Guillemot

      Pages 61-73

   4. Cerebral Maturation and Functional Imaging

      • Catherine Chiron, Isabelle Jambaqué

      Pages 75-84

5. Neuropsychology of Various Types of Epilepsy

   1. Early Signs of Lateralization in Focal Epilepsy

      • Gail L. Risse, Ann Hempel

      Pages 85-96

   2. Neuropsychology of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Children

      • Isabelle Jambaqué

      Pages 97-102

   3. Neuropsychology of Frontal Lobe Epilepsy in Children

      • Maria Teresa Hernandez, Hannelore C. Sauerwein, Elaine de Guise, Anne Lortie, Isabelle Jambaqué, Olivier Dulac et al.

      Pages 103-111

   4. Neuropsychology of Parieto-occipital Epilepsy

      • Mary Lou Smith, Rebecca L. Billingsley

      Pages 113-120

6. Neuropsychology of Various Types of Epilepsy

   1. Neuropsychological Outcome Following Prolonged Febrile Seizures Associated with Hippocampal Sclerosis and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Children

      • Daniela Brizzolara, Paola Brovedani, Claudia Casalini, Renzo Guerrini

      Pages 121-130

   2. Neuropsychological Aspects of Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy

      • Catherine Cassé-Perrot, Markus Wolff, Charlotte Dravet

      Pages 131-140

   3. Neuropsychological Studies in Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy

      • Allan F. Mirsky, Connie C. Duncan, Miriam Levav

      Pages 141-150

7. Neuropsychology of Various Types of Epilepsy

   1. Paroxysmal and Non-paroxysmal Cognitive-behavioral Epileptic Dysfunction in Children

      • Thierry Deonna

      Pages 151-158

   2. Transitory Cognitive Disorders and Learning Impairment

      • Marie-Noëlle Metz-Lutz, Anne de Saint Martin, Rita Massa, Edouard Hirsch

      Pages 159-169

   3. Acute Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders in Focal Epilepsies

      • Isabelle Jambaqué, Olivier Dulac

      Pages 171-174

8. Neuropsychology of Various Types of Epilepsy

   1. Neuropsychological Outcome in Children with West Syndrome

      • Isabelle Jambaqué, Laurent Mottron, Catherine Chiron

      Pages 175-183

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. 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. Approximately half of these children with epilepsy display academic difficulties and/or behavioral disorders. Moreoever, it is now believed that a sizable proportion of children with learning disability suffer from undiagnosed epilepsy. 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. Advance of medical knowledge has shown that childhood epilepsy should not be considered as a single disorder but encompasses a whole range of different conditions that exhibit specific clinical EEG and outcome characteristics. It is not becoming apparent that these various clinical entities have different cognitive expression that yet need to be specified. The purpose of this book is to provide a complete up-to-date analysis of this multi-faceted pathology.

• Epilepsie
• brain
• childhood
• neurobiology
• neuropsychology
• psychology

• Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul, Paris, France

  Isabelle Jambaqué, Olivier Dulac

• Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada

  Maryse Lassonde

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