Seizures and Convulsion in Infants, Children and Adolescents
by Leonardo Garcia-Mendez, M.D.

Dr. Garcia-Mendez is a pediatric neurologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology and Child Health at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.

It is a considerable accomplishment that in only 348 pages (including 3 pages for notes titled "Questions for my Doctor"), the author has managed to present just about all that anyone, except perhaps a neurologist, might want to know about seizure disorders in children. What makes this book so special is that the information is presented in a way that makes a very complicated subject easy to understand. The book is organized into 20 short chapters with subjects ranging from classification of seizures to very practical issues of daily living activities for persons with seizures. A concise and up-to-date bibliography is included for those who wish to look into the subject in more detail.

Although Dr. Garcia-Mendez states on the cover of the book that it is a practical, informative guide for parents, teachers, and paramedical personnel, I believe most physicians and physicans-in-training would also benefit from reading the book. The chapters on neurological examination and electroencephalography are particularly noteworthy: I finally understand a little bit about those lines on the EEG!

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