Advanced Therapy in Epilepsy

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A comprehensive and up-to-date primer on the latest therapeutic advances in the management and treatment of epilepsy, this work includes practical information on diagnostic criteria for all different syndromes along with detailed discussions of appropriate agents.
 

Contents

Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics of Anticonvulsants
242
Pregnancy Epilepsy and Drug Treatment
255
Epileptic Drug Treatment in Special Populations
262
Systemic Metabolic Consequences of Antiepileptic Medication
271
Barbiturates
277
Benzodiazepines
284
Carbamazepine and Oxcarbazepine
291
Ethosuximide
296

Experimental Models of Seizures and Epilepsy
53
The EEG of Epilepsy
57
Genetic and Chromosomal Disorders in Epilepsy
67
Neuropathology of Pediatric Cerebral Resections for Epilepsy
77
Neurometabolic Disorders and Epilepsy
92
Neurocutaneous Disorders and Epilepsy
99
Neonatal Seizures
108
Epilepsy in Developmental Disorders
117
Epilepsy in Neurodegenerative Diseases
126
Acquired Lesions and Epilepsy
132
Febrile Seizures
136
Convulsive Status Epilepticus
144
Clinical Features Diagnosis and Treatment of nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
152
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Syndromes
157
PartialOnset Seizures and LocalizationRelated Epilepsy Syndromes
165
Generalized Seizures and Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes
179
LandauKleffner Syndrome and Language Dysfunction in Epilepsy
199
Rasmussen Encephalitis
208
Nonepileptic Paroxysmal Disorders
213
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
220
Neurotransmitters and Drug Development in Epilepsy
226
Antiepileptic Drugs An Overview
234
Gabapentin and Pregabalin
302
Lamotrigine
313
Levetiracetam
320
Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin
326
Topiramate
336
Valproic Acid
343
Vigabatrin
349
Zonisamide
355
Other Antiepileptic Drugs
361
Use of Antidepressants in Epilepsy What All Neurologists Should Know
370
Immunotherapy in Epilepsy
377
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy
386
Neurostimulation Therapy for Epilepsy
393
Epilepsy Surgery
402
Prognosis and Ongoing Management of Epilepsy
415
Neuropsychiatry Comorbidities with Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents
423
Epilepsy and Cognition
430
Practical Treatment Strategies of Psychiatric Comorbidities in Adults with Epilepsy
437
Therapeutic Uses of Seizures in Neuropsychiatry
448
Social Challenges Among Children and Adolescents with Intractable Epilepsy
453
Monitoring for Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs
460
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James W. Wheless, MD Professor and Chair of Pediatric Neurology, Le Bonheur Chair in Pediatric Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tennessee. L. James Willmore, MD Associate Dean and Professor of Neurology, and Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine. St. Louis, Missouri. Roger A. Brumback, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Pathology, Chairman, Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska. James W. Wheless, MDProfessor and Chair of Pediatric NeurologyLeBonheur Chair in Pediatric NeurologyUniversity of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TennesseeJames Willmore, MDAssociate Dean and Professor of NeurologySaint Louis University School of MedicineSt. Louis, MissouriRoger A. Brumback, MDProfessor of Psychiatry and PathologyChairman, Department of PathologyCreighton University Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska James W. Wheless, MDProfessor and Chair of Pediatric NeurologyLeBonheur Chair in Pediatric NeurologyUniversity of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TennesseeJames Willmore, MDAssociate Dean and Professor of NeurologySaint Louis University School of MedicineSt. Louis, MissouriRoger A. Brumback, MDProfessor of Psychiatry and PathologyChairman, Department of PathologyCreighton University Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska

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