How the brain works: understanding seizures and why there are so many types
The kinds of seizure and where they arise in the brain
How we diagnose a seizure and decide what it will mean for your child
How we evaluate and think about a first seizure
Decision making: assessing risks and benefits after a nonfebrile seizure
What to do during a second big seizure
Understanding your child's test: EEG, CT, and MRI
The epilepsies of childhood: special patterns and causes
Medical treatment of seizures
Status epilepticus: a medical emergency
The outlook for the child with seizures
Vitamins, minerals, and complementary and alternative therapies for epilepsy
Surgical approaches to epilepsy
Coping with seizures and epilepsy
Coping with the uncertainties of seizures and epilepsy: the power of positive thinking
Coping with substantial handicap: mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and difficult-to-control seizures
Epilepsy as a psychosocial disease
School: learning and behavior
Routine medical care and epilepsy
Marriage, pregnancy, and children
Support services and additional information for people with epilespy and their families
Insurance and other financial issues.
