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Febrile seizures : new concepts and consequences

"Febrile seizures are the most common seizures in infants and children worldwide, This fact provides strong impetus to study and understand them and their consequences, and consider their treatment. These topics were the focus of the first edition of this book.The 20 years since the publication...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Baram, Tallie Z. (Editor), Shinnar, S. (Shlomo), 1950- (Editor), Stafstrom, Carl Ernest (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press, [2023]
Edition:Second edition /
Subjects:
Febrile convulsions.
Seizures, Febrile
Fever > complications
Convulsions fébriles.
Febrile convulsions
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The incidence and prevalence of febrile seizures and febrile status epilepticus / Rachel Penn and Carl E. Stafstrom
  • The evolving genetic landscape of febrile seizures and GEFS+ / Edith Almanza Fuerte and Heather C. Mefford
  • SCN1A and Dravet syndrome / Richard E. Rosch and Ethan M. Goldberg
  • Ion channels and febrile seizures : It's not just SCN1A / Kay Richards, Katherine Howell, Steven Petrou
  • Neuroimmunologic aspects of febrile status epilepticus / William Brian Gallentine
  • Febrile status epilepticus and its consequences : Insights from the "Consequences of Febrile Status Epilepticus in Childhood" (FEBSTAT) study / Shlomo Shinnar
  • The role of febrile seizures in directing surgical therapies for temporal lobe epilepsy / Hari McGrath, Layton Lamsam, and Dennis D. Spencer
  • Cognitive outcomes of febrile status epilepticus / Erica F. Weiss
  • Why do febrile seizures involve specifically the developing brain? / Halvor M. Juul, Amy R. Brooks-Kayal, and Delia M. Talos
  • Contributions of cytokines to febrile seizures / Morris H. Scantlebury, Aylin Y. Reid, and Quentin J. Pittman
  • Experimental models of febrile seizures and febrile status epilepticus / Kevin D. Chen, Megan M. Garcia-Curran, and Tallie Z. Baram
  • Febrile status epilepticus-related epilepsy : Neuroinflammation and epigenetics / Teresa Ravizza, Annamaria Vezzani, and Tallie Z. Baram
  • MicroRNAs and epigenetic processes in FSE-provoked epilepsy / David C. Henshall and Gary P. Brennan
  • From prolonged febrile seizures to epilepsy : Potential contribution of HCN channels / Michael Wenzel, Rainer Surges, and Roland Bender
  • Cognitive consequences of experimental febrile status epilepticus / Michelle L. Kloc and Gregory L. Holmes
  • MRI for assessing the impact of febrile status epilepticus and predicting outcomes / Rodney Craig Scott and D.V. Lewis
  • EEG for assessing the impact of febrile status epilepticus and predicting outcomes / Douglas R. Nordli and Solomon L. Moshé
  • Evaluation and practical management : Approach to simple and complex febrile seizures / Syndi Seinfeld and Howard P. Goodkin
  • What do we tell parents of a child with simple or complex febrile seizures? / Ruth C. Shinnar
  • The future of FS, FSE, and their epileptogenic and cognitive outcomes / Carl E. Stafstrom, Shlomo Shinnar, and Tallie Z. Baram