THE PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION OF THE CHILD WITH EPILEPSY

Authors
RIVIELLO JJ HELMERS SL MIKATI M HOLMES GL
Citation
Jj. Riviello et al., THE PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION OF THE CHILD WITH EPILEPSY, Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 6(3), 1995, pp. 431-442
Citations number
93
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Neurosurgery clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
10423680
Volume
6
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
431 - 442
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-3680(1995)6:3<431:TPEOTC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This article reviews the preoperative evaluation of the child with int ractable epilepsy. The importance of the history and the clinical mani festations of the seizures, and the results of electrophysiology, neur ophysiology, and neuroimaging studies are discussed.