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Epilepsy and Its Treatment in Children

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For clinicians involved in the care of children, epilepsy provides a focus of concern for the multidisciplinary team. Effective treatment, based on up-to-date knowledge and the appropriate use of modern technology, can transform a potentially severely handicapping condition into a disability that is compatible with a virtually normal pattern of life. On the other hand, overmedication, the needless labeling of a child as “epileptic,” and failure to take account of the psychological accompaniments of epilepsy can do great harm.

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Corbett, J.A., Besag, F.M.C. (1988). Epilepsy and Its Treatment in Children. In: Lahey, B.B., Kazdin, A.E. (eds) Advances in Clinical Child Psychology. Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9829-5_10

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