Limbic seizures in childhood differ from those in adults. They are more likely to be caused by cortical dysplasias, related malformations, and tumours. They are more easily, but not invariably, controlled by drugs. Have new imaging and EEG techniques advanced the cause and effect debate about febrile seizures and mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS)? Such considerations make this monograph timely.

Initial chapters on the history of the subject, the evolving definition of what constitutes limbic structures, their functional organisation and the relevance of MTS are clear, instructive, and thought provoking. “Limbus” is a border, in this case the border between …