The treatment of epilepsy
By: edited by Simon D. Shorvon ... [et al.].
Contributors: Shorvon, S. D.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Science; Brand: Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 913
Subjects: Epilepsy -- Treatment.; Epilepsy -- drug therapy.; Epilepsy -- surgery.; Anticonvulsants -- therapeutic use.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Section 1: Introduction; title: Definitions and classification of epilepsy; title: Epidemiology and prognosis of epilepsy and its treatment; title: Sudden death in epilepsy; title: Aetiology of epilepsy; title: Differential diagnosis of epilepsy; title: Mechanisms of epileptogenesis; title: Mechanisms of drug resistance in epilepsy; title: Antiepileptic drug discovery; title: Mechanisms of antiepileptic drug action; title: Drug interactions in epilepsy; title: Section 2: Principles of medical treatment; title: General principles of medical treatment; title: Management of newly diagnosed epilepsy; title: Management of epilepsy in remission; title: Management of epilepsy in infants; title: Management of epilepsy in children; title: Management of epilepsy in the elderly person; title: Management of epilepsy in people with learning disability; title: Emergency treatment of seizures and status epilepticus; title: Treatment of epilepsy in general medical conditions; title: Treatment of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy; title: The ketogenic diet; title: Complimentary and alternative treatments in epilepsy; title: Reproductive aspects of epilepsy treatment; title: Genetic counselling in epilepsy; title: Diagnosis and treatment of non-epileptic seizures.; title: Section 3: drugs used in the treatment of epilepsy; title: The choice of drugs and approach to drug treatment in epilepsy; title: Acetazolamide; title: Carbamazepine; title: Clobazam; title: Clonazepam; title: Short-acting and other benzodiazepines; title: Ethosuximide; title: Felbamate; title: Fosphenytoin; title: Gabapentin; title: Lamotrigine; title: Levetiracetam; title: Oxcarbazepine; title: Phenobarbital, primidone and other barbiturates; title: Phenytoin; title: Piracetam; title: Pregabalin; title: Rufinamide; title: Tiagabine; title: Topiramate; title: Valproate; title: Vigabatrin; title: Zonisamide; title: Other drugs more rarely used in the treatment of epilepsy; title: Antiepileptic drugs in clinical trials.; title: Section 4: Presurgical and evaluation of epilepsy and epilepsy surgery; title: Introduction to epilepsy surgery and its presurgical assessment; title: The scalp EEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy; title: Invasive EEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy; title: MEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy; title: MRI in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy; title: PET and SPECT in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy; title: New physiological and radiological investigations in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy; title: Psychological testing in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy; title: The role of psychiatric assessment in presurgical evaluation; title: Surgery of hippocampal sclerosis; title: Resective surgery of neoplastic lesions for epilepsy; title: Resective surgery of vascular and infective lesions for epilepsy; title: Surgery of cortical dysgenesis for epilepsy; title: Surgery of post-traumatic epilepsy; title: Paediatric epilepsy surgery; title: Hemispherectomy for epilepsy; title: Corpus callosum section for epilepsy; title: Multiple subpial transection for epilepsy; title: Awake surgery for epilepsy; title: Stereotactic surgery for epilepsy; title: Complications of epilepsy surgery; title: Anaesthesia for epilepsy surgery; title: Vagus nerve stimulation; title: Future surgical approaches to epilepsy.