Abstract
As with other diseases, successful treatment of epilepsy is in part predicated on a thorough knowledge of the disorder and of the causes and the mechanism by which the symptoms are produced. In epilepsy, both genetic and acquired causes are important. Use of new technics for the study of the metabolism of abnormally discharging neurones of the brain promises a better understanding of their underlying pathophysiology. The four fronts of treatment are: medical, neurosurgical, dietary and hygienic, and psychologic and social. The development of new drugs permits more specific and more effective control of seizures. Through the intelligent and persistent application of these four means of treatment, the pediatrician may expect that the great majority of his patients will be able to lead relatively normal lives.
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