A Practical Guide to Epilepsy

by Manford

• ISBN13: 9780750646215
• ISBN10: 0750646217
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-18
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Summary

This book is part of a series designed to fulfill the need for a simple guide to common neurological disorders for the non-specialist, who is required to diagnose and manage these conditions as part of their clinical practice.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Abbreviations	xiii
SECTION 1 CLINICAL SCIENCE
Pathophysiology of Epilepsy	3	(16)
Anatomy of Epilepsy	19	(12)
Genetics of Epilepsy	31	(12)
Epidemiology of Epilepsy	43	(22)
SECTION 2 DIAGNOSIS
Differential Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures	65	(36)
Principles of Syndromic Diagnosis and Focal Epilepsy Syndromes	101	(12)
Electroencephalography	113	(14)
Neuroimaging	127	(12)
SECTION 3 TREATMENT
General Principles of Treatment	139	(40)
Epilepsy in Special Groups: Women	179	(14)
Epilepsy in Special Groups: Children and Adolescents	193	(28)
Epilepsy in Special Groups: the Elderly and those with Learning Disability	221	(12)
SECTION 4 SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Acute Symptomatic Seizures	233	(10)
Status Epilepticus	243	(22)
Epilepsy Surgery	265	(14)
SECTION 5 PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES
Cognitive Aspects of Epilepsy	279	(10)
Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy	289	(16)
Social Aspects of Epilepsy	305	(8)
Index	313