Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide for Parents First edition by Freeman MD, Professor John M., Vining MD, Dr. Eileen P. G., (1990) Hardcover

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Product Description A resource for parents who need the medical facts about seizures and epilepsy in children, offering practical advice about medication, risk-taking and decision-making. This book was the winner of the Epilepsy Foundation of America's National Book Award in 1991. From Library Journal Written by associates of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions who are also board members of the Epilepsy Foundation of America, this professional guide seeks to dispel fears and myths concerning epilepsy, as well as to help parents better understand the nature of seizures, the diagnosis, and ongoing therapy. The book builds on a tradition of comprehensive care for children with epilepsy and their families begun at Hopkins in the 1930s. Recommended for health sciences collections and public libraries with a demand for this kind of material. - James Swanton, Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine, New York Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "Optimistic in tone and broad in scope, this is a book for the parent who has a lot of detailed questions, who wants to know exactly why, who wants to be able to communicate on a more equal level with health professionals, who wants to know what professional terms mean, what the treatment entails, and why things are happening as they are." -- National Spokesman