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Childhood epilepsy : language, learning, and emotional complications /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Svoboda, William B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Epilepsy > complications.
Epilepsy > therapy.
Learning Disorders > therapy.
Language Disorders > therapy.
Child Behavior Disorders > therapy.
Child.
Table of Contents:
  • Language : the challenge
  • Speech, language, and communication
  • Speech and language problems in epilepsy
  • Seizure types and speech and language risks
  • Language regression with epilepsy syndromes
  • Other epilepsy language problems
  • Seizure-management effects
  • Evaluation of speech and language problems
  • Management of speech and language problems in epilepsy
  • Behavior consequences
  • Learning challenges
  • The development of learning
  • Learning difficulties
  • Learning problems with seizure types
  • Modifying factors
  • Transient cognitive impairments of epilepsy
  • Attention and alertness
  • Memory
  • Executive functioning
  • Academics
  • Antiepileptic medication effects
  • Effects of other therapies
  • Diagnosis
  • Gaining help
  • Frustrations of learning problems
  • Mental health needs
  • Psychologic development
  • Seizure types and modifying factors
  • Overview : extrinsic factors
  • Behavior problems : general
  • Attention deficit disorders
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Disruptive behavior problems
  • Psychoses of epilepsy
  • Non-epileptic events
  • Possible treatment issues
  • Helping with psychiatric problems