Full Description
This book will have four sections. The first section will be an introduction to the basic mechanisms of epilepsy; the basics of airway, breathing, circulation, and hemodynamics; the pathophysiology of the intracranial vault; and electrolyte disturbances. The next section will be on the evaluation of the child with a seizure or status epilepticus, including the examination; the use of EEG in both neonates and older children; neuroimaging; and very important, the differential diagnosis of disorders that mimic seizures. The third section will include the specific disease categories in which seizures and status epilepticus occur; and the fourth will review the treatment of neonatal seizures and status epilepticus; seizures and status epilepticus in the older child; and finally refractory status epilepticus. Specifically for the third section, each chapter will start with a description of the specific pathophysiology of this disorder, its effects on the pathophysiology of seizures, and then the specific seizure treatment and management of the disorder. There is an increasing awareness that the outcome of seizures and status epilepticus occurring with acute encephalopathies is worse, and especially, when new-onset status epilepticus develops in sick inpatients and that the therapy should be more aggressive. To date, there is no book that specifically deals with seizures in pediatric neurocritical care, and no recent book on pediatric neurocritical care in general. Given the various specialties involved in the care of these patients, this book will be a useful addition to your neurology, and neurocritical care, series of books.
Contents
PrefaceIntroduction Riviello and Rust1. Basic Mechanisms of Epilepsy Howard Goodkin, M.D., Univ. of Virginia2. A,B,C's, and hemodynamics Riviello3. The intracranial Vault, ICP, CBP. Rust4. Basic electrolyte disturbances RivielloEvaluation5. Examination of the Critically Ill Child Rust6. EEG: Neonatal and older Eli Mizrahi, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital7. Neuroimaging Michael Rivkin, MD, Harvard Medical SchoolChildren's Hospital, Boston8. Epilepsy Mimics: the Differential Diagnosis, Syncope RustSpecific Categories: 9. Infectious/Inflammatory Disorders Rust10. Stroke Geoffrey Heyer, Columbia University Children's Hospital of New York 11. Cardiac Neurology Cecil Hahn, MD, Hospital for Sick ChildrenUniversity of Toronto Adre duPlessis, MD, Harvard Medical SchoolChildren's Hospital, Boston12. Transplantation Amy Malphrus, MD, Baylor College of MedicineTexas Children's Hospital13. Systemic Disorders Rust14. Metabolic Disorders Riviello and Rust15. Neonatal Seizures: Etiology Rust16. Intoxication/Ingestion Michelle Burns, MD, Harvard Medical SchoolChildren's Hospital, Boston 17. Non-convulsive status epilepticus Cigdem Akman, MD, Columbia UniversityChildren's Hospital of New York18. Neurosurgical Issues, Head Trauma Ed Smith, MD, and Joseph Madsen, MDHarvard Medical SchoolChildren's Hospital, Boston19. Iatrogenic/Postoperative Seizures: Riviello Treatment:20. Neonatal seizures and neonatalstatus epilepticus: John Gaitanis, MD, Brown UniversityHasbro Children's Hospital21. Status epilepticus Angus Wilfong, MD, Baylor College of MedicineTexas Children's Hospital22. Refractory Status epilepticus Responsible for Riviello
