The Treatment of Epilepsy
Contributors: Michael J. Aminoff (Contributor); Santiago Arroyo (Contributor); Guiliano Avanzini (Contributor); Ettore Beghi (Contributor); Antonio Belli (Contributor); Elinor Ben-Menachen (Contributor); Victor Biton (Contributor); Eylert Brodtkorb (Contributor); Thomas Browne (Contributor); Mervyn J. Eadie (Contributor); S. D. Shorvon (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: February 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 976
ISBN-13: 9780632060467
Subjects: Diseases & disorders; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Neurology - General; Medical / Neurology; Clinical Chemistry; Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; Treatment; drug therapy; surgery
First sentence: More than a century and a half ago, Hughlings Jackson defined epileptic seizures as the result of an occasional, sudden and excessive discharge of grey matter [1], a definition that has stood the test of time.