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Plioplys, Sigita; Dunn, David W.; Caplan, Rochelle – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
The research on epilepsy, a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by seizures, psychopathology, cognitive, and linguistic problems among children in the age group of 0 to 18 years is reported. Early identification of children with epilepsy (CWE) and the development of multidisciplinary management strategies would advance relevant clinical…
Descriptors: Age, Epilepsy, Seizures, Identification
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Kistner, Diane; DeWeaver, Kevin L. – Social Work in Education, 1997
Presents features and symptoms of nonconvulsive seizures to aid in early recognition. Provides an observation record suitable for use by school staff and parents to aid in diagnosis and to evaluate the efficacy of medical and social work interventions. Suggests postdiagnostic interventions to help prevent seizure disorders from disabling children.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
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Guerrini, Renzo; Parmeggiani, Lucio – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The aim in treating epilepsy is to minimise or control seizures with full respect of quality-of-life issues, especially of cognitive functions. Optimal treatment first demands a correct recognition of the major type of seizures, followed by a correct diagnosis of the type of epilepsy or of the specific syndrome. Methods: Review of data…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Narcotics, Seizures, Identification