Treatment of epilepsy
Focuses on the epilepsies. This book provides a cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options, bringing together the work in the neurosciences, genetics, electroencephalography, pediatric and adult neurology, neuropharmacology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry.
Print Book, English, 2006
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2006
9780781749954, 0781749956
1036219822
PART I: PATHOLOGIC SUBSTRATES AND MECHANISMS OF EPILEPTOGENESIS Section A: Cellular Aspects of Epileptogenesis Section B: Neurodevelopment and Pathological Substrates of Epilepsy Section C: Genetics and Epidemiology PART II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PART III: EPILEPTIC SEIZURES AND SYNDROMES Section A: Epileptic Seizures Section B: Epilepsy Syndromes: Diagnosis and Treatment Section C: Diagnosis and Treatment of Seizures in Special Clinical Settings Section D: Differential Diagnosis of Epilepsy PART IV: ANTIEPILEPTIC MEDICATIONS Section A: General Principles of Antiepileptic Drug Therapy Section B: Specific Antiepileptic Medications and Other Therapies PART V: EPILEPSY SURGERY Section A: Identification of Candidates and Presurgical Evaluation Section B: Epilepsy Surgery in Specific Settings PART VI: PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF EPILEPSY