Convulsive Disorders in Children, with Reference to Treatment with Ketogenic Diet
This 300-page book covers a wide range of so-called convulsive disorders in the pediatric age, such as neonatal seizures, febrile fits, breathholding spells, and "hypsarhythmia," as well as a review of antiepileptic drugs and a series of do and don't questions most often asked by anxious parents, supplied with well-thought-out answers. Some 80 pages are devoted to a historical review, a description of the principles and the actual practice of ketogenic diets, including necessary but often neglected tables. This section, although clearly out of proportion to the general outline of the book, is possibly its greatest contribution, for it not only offers practical aid in a most difficult therapeutic enterprise, but also affords the reader some insight into the author's own experience.