RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Intractable seizure disorders of childhood JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 505 OP 510 VO 51 IS 3 A1 A. David Rothner YR 1984 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/51/3/505.abstract AB The evaluation of the child with intractable seizures is reviewed. Important in this diagnosis are a review of the history to classify seizures and rule out nonepileptiform conditions; a review of the general physical and neurological examinations to rule out any previously undiagnosed conditions; repeating laboratory studies to make sure no etiologies have been Undiscovered; and the use of multiple therapies, including combinations of antiepileptic drugs, the ketogenic diet, and seizure surgery. Infantile spasms, myoclonic seizures, and complex partial seizures have the most unfavorable prognoses.