Epilepsy in Children : What Every Parent Needs to Know

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Title: Epilepsy in Children : What Every Parent Needs to Know
Description: For the parent of a child with epilepsy, an easy-to-read guide to understanding and managing the disorder while helping your child achieve and maintain a high quality of life.From a leading neurologist, experienced nurse practitioner, and registered dietician comes the complete guide to managing your childís life with epilepsy. Epilepsy in Children offers the practical advice and information you need to manage your childís seizures safely and effectively, understand the latest treatment options, and find hope for a seizure-free future.Key Features:Get the right diagnosis for your child and the correct treatment to reduce the frequency of seizures fasterLearn the benefits and risks of pharmaceutical, surgical, and alternative therapies including the ketogenic dietHelp your child maintain a normal life at school, with friends, and in sports and other activitiesNavigate the transitions from infancy and childhood, to puberty, to becoming a young adult
Authors: Erin Conway, Orrin Devinsky, Courtney Schnabel Glick
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Epilepsy in children--Diagnosis, Epilepsy in children--Treatment, Epilepsy in children--Diet therapy
Categories: HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / Nervous System (incl. Brain)
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:For the parent of a child with epilepsy, an easy-to-read guide to understanding and managing the disorder while helping your child achieve and maintain a high quality of life.From a leading neurologist, experienced nurse practitioner, and registered dietician comes the complete guide to managing your childís life with epilepsy. Epilepsy in Children offers the practical advice and information you need to manage your childís seizures safely and effectively, understand the latest treatment options, and find hope for a seizure-free future.Key Features:Get the right diagnosis for your child and the correct treatment to reduce the frequency of seizures fasterLearn the benefits and risks of pharmaceutical, surgical, and alternative therapies including the ketogenic dietHelp your child maintain a normal life at school, with friends, and in sports and other activitiesNavigate the transitions from infancy and childhood, to puberty, to becoming a young adult
ISBN:9781936303786
9781617052361