The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles & PracticeElaine Wyllie, Ajay Gupta, Deepak K. Lachhwani Thoroughly updated, the Fourth Edition of The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice remains the most comprehensive single-volume clinical reference on the epilepsies. In one convenient source, the book provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options, bringing together the most vital work in the neurosciences, genetics, electroencephalography, pediatric and adult neurology, neuropharmacology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. This edition includes a new chapter on the pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic medications, complete information on new drugs, and current guidelines for use of older drugs. Other chapters present fresh new material on epilepsy surgery and neuroimaging. |
Contents
Neurodevelopment and Abnormalities 183 | 1 |
Human Nervous System Development | 13 |
Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin 785 77 Intracranial Electroencephalography | 55 |
Cellular Aspects of Epileptogenesis of the International League Against Epilepsy 1981 | 222 |
Basic Cellular Neurophysiology 69 15 Epileptic Auras | 229 |
Mechanisms of Epileptogenesis and Experimental 16 Focal Seizures With Impaired Consciousness | 241 |
Genetics and Epidemiology Andreas V Alexopoulos and Dudley S Dinner | 279 |
Genetic Aspects of Epilepsy and Genetics of Bruce J Fisch and Piotr W Olejniczak | 305 |
Febrile Seizures 511 and Bone Health in Epilepsy | 695 |
Posttraumatic Epilepsy 521 49 Treatment of Epilepsy During Pregnancy | 705 |
Epilepsy in the Setting of Cerebrovascular 50 Treatment of Epilepsy in the Setting of Renal | 719 |
Epilepsy in the Setting of Neurocutaneous 51 Monitoring for Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic | 735 |
Specific Antiepileptic Medications | 761 |
Epilepsy in Patients with Multiple Carlos A M Guerreiro and Marilisa M Guerreiro | 775 |
Ethosuximide | 817 |
Benzodiazepines 829 Specific Settings | 829 |
Epidemiologic Aspects of Epilepsy 109 20 Atypical Absence Myoclonic Tonic and Atonic | 317 |
The Natural History of Seizures 117 William O Tatum IV and Kevin Farrell | 333 |
BASIC PRINCIPLES | 347 |
Symptomatic Focal Epilepsies | 365 |
Idiopathic and Benign Partial Epilepsies | 373 |
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes of 43 Other Nonepileptic Paroxysmal Disorders 631 John M Pellock | 391 |
The Myoclonic Epilepsies 407 MEDICATIONS 643 | 407 |
Encephalopathic Generalized Epilepsy and Drug Therapy | 429 |
Rasmussens Encephalitis Chronic Focal Experimental Models | 645 |
Continuous Spike Wave of Slow Sleep and Landau Antiepileptic Drugs | 655 |
Epilepsy with Reflex Seizures 463 Antiepileptic Drugs and Other Types | 665 |
Less Common Epilepsy Syndromes and Epilepsy Kay C Kyllonen and Ajay Gupta | 671 |
Diagnosis and Treatment of 47 Initiation and Discontinuation | 681 |
Tumor | 1087 |
Zonisamide 891 80 Epilepsy Surgery in Focal Malformations | 1105 |
Medications Technical | 1111 |
Vigabatrin 921 82 Epilepsy Surgery in the Absence of a Lesion | 1133 |
Adrenocorticotropin and Steroids 931 Elson L | 1143 |
Less Commonly Used Antiepileptic Drugs 947 Transections | 1159 |
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy 969 and Their Application to Hypothalamic | 1169 |
Outcome and Complications | 1175 |
Identification of Candidates | 1183 |
VideoElectroencephalographic Evaluation 993 Kimford J Meador | 1197 |
Metabolic and Functional Neuroimaging 1041 Administration | 1211 |
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