The most up-to-date reference on the topic, Epilepsy analyzes the most relevant research developments in parallel clinical issues impacting modern therapeutic regimens - defining the scientific basis of current clinical practices and posing a set of challenging questions and considerations that may impact the future of clinical epilepsy research and investigation.

Epilepsy has afflicted humankind throughout recorded history; yet, it is only in the last half-century, that significant progress has been made in our basic understanding of the epileptic brain. Pivotal advances in drug development and surgical techniques, as well as the emergence of innovative approaches such as electrical stimulation of the nervous system, have led to a substantial reduction in the morbidity and mortality of patients with epilepsy. At the same time, remarkable developments in neuroscience have enhanced our understanding of brain structure and function.

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Now in its fourth edition, Pellock's Pediatric Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Therapy remains the gold standard for diagnosis, treatment, classification, and management of childhood epilepsies. With over 100 distinguished contributors from world-leading epilepsy programs, the long-awaited new editionmaintains the breadth and scope the book is known for while significantly updating the science, practice, and therapeutic strategies that continue to movethe field forward.

At the center of this new edition is the totally reorganized and expanded section on age-related syndromes. There...