title: The patient with infantile seizures.
abstract: Great strides in the identification, etiologic understanding, and treatment of metabolic and genetic disorders associated with infantile seizures have occurred in recent years. We explain the cause, pathogenesis, diagnosis, presentation, and treatment of certain metabolic disorders that now have defined interventions that improve and optimize neurologic outcome. A systematic approach to infantile seizures will allow the primary practitioner to more effectively create a differential diagnosis with close attention to the disorders that have specific treatment applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. lea.parsley@med.fsu.edu
authors.forename: Lea K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Parsley
authors.forename: Janet A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants