James D. Frost, Jr. MD is a Professor, Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology; Department of Neurology and Division of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.Richard A. Hrachovy is a Professor, Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and the Director of the Neurophysiology Laboratory at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

• 1. Introduction: Overview and Definitions.- 2. History: 1841-1960.- 3. Epidemiology.- 4. Clinical Manifestations.- 5. Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, and Sleep.- 6. Neurodiagnostic Imaging.- 7. Differential Diagnosis and Related Syndromes.- 8. Relationship to Other Seizure Types.- 9. Etiology and Pathology.- 10. Pathophysiology.- 11. Treatment.- 12. Long-Term Outcome.- Appendix 1-A.- Appendix 1-B.- Appendix 2.- Appendix 3.- References.

"In summary, this is a book that I would recommend to all physicians that care for children with infantile spasms. There is no book I know of that has provided such a comprehensive coverage of the disorder from its history to long-term management." (Bhagwan Moorjani in The Lancet Neurology, 3 (April 2004)

James D. Frost, Jr. MD is a Professor, Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology; Department of Neurology and Division of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.Richard A. Hrachovy is a Professor, Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and the Director of the Neurophysiology Laboratory at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

• 1. Introduction: Overview and Definitions.- 2. History: 1841-1960.- 3. Epidemiology.- 4. Clinical Manifestations.- 5. Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, and Sleep.- 6. Neurodiagnostic Imaging.- 7. Differential Diagnosis and Related Syndromes.- 8. Relationship to Other Seizure Types.- 9. Etiology and Pathology.- 10. Pathophysiology.- 11. Treatment.- 12. Long-Term Outcome.- Appendix 1-A.- Appendix 1-B.- Appendix 2.- Appendix 3.- References.

"In summary, this is a book that I would recommend to all physicians that care for children with infantile spasms. There is no book I know of that has provided such a comprehensive coverage of the disorder from its history to long-term management." (Bhagwan Moorjani in The Lancet Neurology, 3 (April 2004)

James D. Frost, Jr. MD is a Professor, Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology; Department of Neurology and Division of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.Richard A. Hrachovy is a Professor, Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and the Director of the Neurophysiology Laboratory at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

• 1. Introduction: Overview and Definitions.- 2. History: 1841-1960.- 3. Epidemiology.- 4. Clinical Manifestations.- 5. Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, and Sleep.- 6. Neurodiagnostic Imaging.- 7. Differential Diagnosis and Related Syndromes.- 8. Relationship to Other Seizure Types.- 9. Etiology and Pathology.- 10. Pathophysiology.- 11. Treatment.- 12. Long-Term Outcome.- Appendix 1-A.- Appendix 1-B.- Appendix 2.- Appendix 3.- References.

"In summary, this is a book that I would recommend to all physicians that care for children with infantile spasms. There is no book I know of that has provided such a comprehensive coverage of the disorder from its history to long-term management." (Bhagwan Moorjani in The Lancet Neurology, 3 (April 2004)