Table of Contents

Introduction My Child's Epilepsy Chapter 1 What is epilepsy? Chapter 2 Diagnosing epilepsy Chapter 3 Treatment Chapter 4 Is it an emergency? Chapter 5 Feelings, families and friends Chapter 6 School Chapter 7 Practical concerns Chapter 8 Travel and holidays Chapter 9 Your child's social life Chapter 10 Growing up Glossary Appendix 1 Epilepsy associations and organisations Appendix 2 Other useful organisations Appendix 3 Useful publications Index

About the Author

Dr Richard E Appleton is Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Director of the Roald Dahl EEG Unit at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Alder Hey). Brian Chappell is the National Manager, Neuroeducation, at the Department of Neurosciences at York District Hospital, and a former Director of Information and Training at Epilepsy Action. Margaret Beirne is Senior Chief Clinical Physiologist at the Roald Dahl EEG Unit at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Alder Hay).

Reviews

"It will take away the fear that every parent fells when their child is diagnosed." - Felicity Dahl, Chairman of the Roald Dahl Foundation. "Of exceptional value... to parents and to the children themselves." - Lord Hastings, Honorary President, Epilepsy Action.