title: The preoperative evaluation of the child with epilepsy.
abstract: This article reviews the preoperative evaluation of the child with intractable epilepsy. The importance of the history and the clinical manifestations of the seizures, and the results of electrophysiology, neurophysiology, and neuroimaging studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Childhood Epilepsy Program, Childen's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Riviello
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Helmers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikati
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests