Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery

by Luders; Hans O.

• ISBN13: 9781841845760
• ISBN10: 1841845760
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery covers all of the latest advances in the surgical management of epilepsy, including new neuroimaging techniques; new surgical strategies; more aggressive surgical approaches in cases with catastrophic epilepsies; better understanding of epileptogenic mechanisms in etiologically different types of epilepsy; new surgical techniques and neuronavigation systems; and improved statistics of surgical outcome in different epilepsy types. This definitive textbook is an invaluable tool and reference source for Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, Epilepsy Specialists and those interested in epilepsy and its surgical treatment.  

Table of Contents

Historical Perspectives

Genetics

Embryology-Anatomy-Pathology

Basic Concepts and Regulation of Aortic Function

Aortic Function: Methods of Evaluation

Aortic Function: Alterations with Aging

Aortic Function: Alterations with Pregnancy

Aortic Function: Alterations in Disorders and Diseases

Aortopathy: Affects on Circulation

Aortic Function: A Prognosticator in General Population

End Stage Renal Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus

Coronary Artery Disease

Arterial Hypertension

Aortic Function: Modification with Non-Pharmalogical Means

Aortic Function in Athletics

Aortic Function: Modification with Pharmacologic Agents

Connective Tissue Disorders

Inflammation and Immunological Diseases and Disorders

Atherosclerosis

Aorta-Aortic Valve Inter-Relationship

Aorta-Peripheral Arteries Inter-Relationship

Aortic Pain

Echocardiography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Computer Assisted Tomography

Angiography

Aortic Aneurysm Thoracic

Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal

Intramural Hematoma - Penetrating Ulcers

Aortic Dissection

Congenital Cardiovascular Diseases

Endovascular Therapy of Aortic Diseases

Trauma

Concluding Remarks and Future Directions

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