Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy

This book is devoted to the neuropsychological description of childhood epilepsy, a neurolo- cal condition that constitutes one of the most prevalent forms of chronic and disabling childhood illnesses. Indeed, one child out of 20 experiences one or more s

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ADVANCES IN BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY Editorial Board Jan Bures Irwin Kopin Bruce McEwen Karl Pribram Jay Rosenblatt Lawrence Weiskranz

Institute of Physiology, Prague, Czech Republic National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland Rockefeller University, New York, New York Radford University, Radford, Virginia Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey University of Oxford, Oxford, England

Recent Volumes in This Series Volume 37

KINDLING 4 Edited by Juhn A. Wada

Volume 38A BASIC, CLINICAL, AND THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF ALZHEIMER’S AND PARKINSON’S DISEASES, Volume 1 Edited by Toshiharu Nagatsu, Abraham Fisher, and Mitsuo Yoshida Volume 38B BASIC, CLINICAL, AND THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF ALZHEIMER’S AND PARKINSON’S DISEASES, Volume 2 Edited by Toshiharu Nagatsu, Abraham Fisher, and Mitsuo Yoshida Volume 39

THE BASAL GANGLIA III Edited by Giorgio Bernardi, Malcolm B. Carpenter, Gaetano Di Chiara, Micaela Morelli, and Paolo Stanzione

Volume 40

TREATMENT OF DEMENTIAS: A New Generation of Progress Edited by Edwin M. Meyer, James W. Simpkins, Jyunji Yamamoto, and Fulton T. Crews

Volume 41

THE BASAL GANGLIA IV: New Ideas and Data on Structure and Function Edited by Gérard Percheron, John S. McKenzie, and Jean Féger

Volume 42

CALLOSAL AGENESIS: A Natural Split Brain? Edited by Maryse Lassonde and Malcolm A. Jeeves

Volume 43

NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN THE HUMAN BRAIN Edited by David J. Tracey, George Paxinos, and Jonathan Stone

Volume 44

ALZHEIMER’S AND PARKINSON’S DISEASES: Recent Developments Edited by Israel Hanin, Mitsuo Yoshia, and Abraham Fisher

Volume 45

EPILEPSY AND THE CORPUS CALLOSUM 2 Edited by Alexander G. Reeves and David W. Roberts

Volume 46

BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BLOOD–BRAIN BARRIER: Transport, Cellular Interactions, and Brain Pathologies Edited by Pierre-Olivier Couraud and Daniel Scherman

Volume 47

THE BASAL GANGLIA IV Edited by Chihoto Ohye, Minoru Kimura, and John S. McKenzie

Volume 48

KINDLING 5 Edited by Michael E. Corcoran and Solomon Moshé

Volume 49

PROGRESS IN ALZHEIMER’S AND PARKINSON’S DISEASES Edited by Abraham Fisher, Israel Hanin, and Mitsuo Yoshida

Volume 50

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY Edited by Isabelle Jambaqué, Maryse Lassonde, and Olivier Dulac

A Continuation Order Plan is available for this series. A continuation order will bring delivery of each new volume immediately upon publication. Volumes are billed only upon actual shipment. For further information please contact the publisher.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY Edited by

Isabelle Jambaqué Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul Paris, France

Maryse Lassonde Universite de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada

and

Olivier Dulac Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul Paris, France

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