Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and PracticeIn one convenient source, this book provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options. For this Fifth Edition, the editors have replaced or significantly revised approximately 30 to 50 percent of the chapters, and have updated all of them. Dr. Wyllie has invited three new editors: Gregory Cascino, MD, FAAN, at Mayo Clinic, adult epileptologist with special expertise in neuroimaging; Barry Gidal, PharmD, at University of Wisconsin, a pharmacologist with phenomenal expertise in antiepileptic medications; and Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, a pediatric neurologist at the University of Virginia. A fully searchable companion website will include the full text online and supplementary material such as seizure videos, additional EEG tracings, and more color illustrations. |
Contents
Epileptic Auras | 144 |
Focal Motor Seizures Epilepsia Partialis Continua | 163 |
Contributing Authors | vi |
Preface | xiii |
The Ketogenic Diet 790 | 419 |
Generalized TonicClonic Seizures 184 | 184 |
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy 797 | 215 |
Epileptic Spasms | 216 |
Diagnosis and Treatment | 666 |
Localization and Field Determination in Electroencephalography 73 | 666 |
Benzodiazepines 668 | 668 |
MRI in Evaluation for Epilepsy Surgery 828 | 1007 |
Lamotrigine 704 | 1024 |
Application of Electroencephalography in the Diagnosis of Epilepsy 93 | 1108 |
Nuclear Imaging PET SPECT 860 | 1125 |
Zonisamide 723 | 1169 |
Monitoring for Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs | 592 |
The Natural History of Seizures 11 | 601 |
Section B Specific Antiepileptic Medications and Other Therapies | 614 |
Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin | 630 |
Phenobarbital and Primidone 648 | 648 |
Idiopathic and Benign Partial Epilepsies of Childhood 243 | 1177 |
Continuous Spike Wave of Slow Sleep and LandauKleffner | 1192 |
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