The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Infantile Spasms: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

Издательство: Icon Health Publications
Страниц: 232

Download DescriptionThis book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to infantile spasms (also Generalized Flexion Epilepsy; Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy; Infantile Myoclonic Encephalopathy; Infantile Spasms; Jackknife Convulsion; Massive Myoclonia), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on infantile spasms. Given parents' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable...