Handbook of EpilepsyNow updated, this bestselling reference is a practical point-of-care guide to the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. This edition's updated coverage of drug therapy includes current American Academy of Neurology guidelines, new drugs, newly approved indications, and more. |
Contents
Definitions and Background | 1 |
Types of Seizures | 24 |
Symptomatic and Probably Symptomatic Focal Epilepsies | 46 |
Focal and Generalized Epilepsies | 62 |
Epilepsies with Onset During Infancy 2 to 12 Months | 76 |
Epilepsies with Childhood Onset 1 to 12 Years | 93 |
Epilepsies with Juvenile and Adult Onset 12 Years and Older | 111 |
Seizures Not Necessarily Requiring a Diagnosis | 115 |
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis | 133 |
Management | 151 |
Antiepileptic Drugs | 176 |
Status Epilepticus | 223 |
Special Considerations in Women and the Elderly | 241 |
Comorbidities | 253 |
Counseling | 260 |
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