Aicardi's Epilepsy in Children -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I. General Aspects -- 1 Epilepsy: Overview and Definitions -- 2 Classification of Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsies -- Section II. Major Types of Epileptic Seizures in Childhood and Corresponding Epileptic Syndromes -- 3 Infantile Spasms and Related Syndromes -- 4 Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome -- 5 Dravet Syndrome: Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy or Severe Polymorphic Epilepsy of Infants -- 6 Epilepsies with Predominantly Myoclonic Seizures -- 7 Myoclonic Epilepsies Associated with Progressive Degenerative Disorders: Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsies -- 8 Epilepsies with Typical Absence Seizures -- 9 Epilepsies with Tonic-Clonic Seizures -- 10 Epilepsies Characterized by Partial Seizures -- 11 Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and Syndrome of Continuous Spike-Waves of Slow Sleep -- Section III. Epileptic Manifestations Relative to Age, Cause, Duration, and Precipitation of Seizures -- 12 Neonatal Seizures -- 13 Epilepsy in Infants -- 14 Febrile Convulsions -- 15 Occasional Seizures Other Than Febrile Convulsions -- 16 Status Epilepticus -- 17 Stimulus-Sensitive Epilepsies -- 18 Posttraumatic Seizures and Posttraumatic Epilepsy -- 19 Epilepsy as the Presenting Manifestation of Structural Brain Lesions -- 20 Genetics -- Section IV. Selected Aspects of Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Convulsive Disorders in Children -- 21 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis -- 22 General Aspects of Prognosis -- 23 General Principles of Management -- 24 Medical Treatment -- 25 Surgical Treatment -- References -- Subject Index.