{"product_id":"b017oru01k","title":"Epilepsy in Children: What Every Parent Needs to Know","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a leading neurologist, experienced nurse practitioner, and registered dietitian comes the complete guide to managing your child's life with epilepsy. Epilepsy in Children  offers the practical advice and information you need to respond to your child's seizures safely and effectively, understand the latest treatment options, and find hope for a seizure-free future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGet the right diagnosis for your child and the correct treatment to reduce the frequency of seizures faster Learn the benefits and risks of pharmaceutical, surgical, and alternative therapies, including the ketogenic diet Help your child maintain a normal life at school, with friends, and in sports and other activities Navigate the transitions from infancy and childhood to puberty and becoming a young adult  Epilepsy in Children  is an indispensable starting point and guide for parents and families. Orrin Devinsky is a leading clinician, researcher, and teacher who takes down walls and engages deeply with patients and families. He and his colleagues have created a resource that is clearly written and yet covers the breadth of epilepsies, therapies, and resources available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWARREN LAMMERT, CHAIRMAN OF THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a child is first diagnosed, it's a bleak, isolating time for families. This book sheds light in the darkest corners and gives parents a crucial playbook to help both their children and themselves. The authors leverage their medical, nursing, and nutrition backgrounds to address the most difficult issues with a uniquely collaborative approach. It's a game changer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKATE COONEY PICCO, PARENT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs an advocate, I am grateful that Orrin Devinsky has taken his immense talent and decades of experience to help parents address the critical and diverse needs of children with epilepsy. As the father of a child with epilepsy, there are no words adequate for me to thank him for dedicating his life to helping our children. In  Epilepsy in Children  Dr. Devinsky and his team give families an opportunity to transform a sense of fear, isolation, and helplessness, into hope, confidence, and strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePHILIP M. GATTONE, MEd., PRESIDENT AND CEO, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eORRIN DEVINSKY, MD,  is a professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine, and director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers and the Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN). He has published widely on the subject of epilepsy, with more than 400 articles and chaptersand more than 20 books and monographs. He has served on the board of the National Epilepsy Foundation and the American Epilepsy Society. He cofounded epilepsy.com, the Epilepsy Therapy Project, and the journals  Epilepsy and Behavior  and  Reviews in Neurological Diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eERIN CONWAY, MS, RN, CPNP  is a pediatric nurse practitioner at the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCOURTNEY S CHNABEL GLICK, MS, RD, CDN  is a registered dietitian at the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52820982857944,"sku":"YSL36471","price":8.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/71bHgwj6fjL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793098931","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b017oru01k","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}