The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles & Practice

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Elaine Wyllie, Ajay Gupta, Deepak K. Lachhwani
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 - Medical - 1247 pages

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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