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Adult epilepsy / edited by Gregory Cascino and Joseph Sirven.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780470975039
  • 0470975032
  • 1283175355
  • 9781283175357
  • 9780470741221
  • 0470741228
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Adult epilepsy.DDC classification:
  • 616.8/53 22
LOC classification:
  • RC372 .A44 2010
NLM classification:
  • WL 385
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter -- Introduction: Epilepsy / Gregory D Cascino -- Section 1: Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy. Seizure and Epilepsy Syndromes Classification / Jerry J Shih -- Epidemiology of Seizure Disorders / Joseph I Sirven -- Section 2: Diagnostic Evaluation. The Role of Routine Scalp Electroencephalography / Terrence D Lagerlund, Gregory A Worrell -- Neuroimaging in Epilepsy / Gregory D Cascino -- Video-EEG Monitoring Data / Elson L So -- Etiologies of Seizures / Katherine H Noe, Korwyn Williams -- The Evaluation of Nonepileptic Paroxysmal Events / Joseph F Drazkowski, Matthew Hoerth -- Section 3: Principles of Medical Management. Mechanisms of Action of Antiepileptic Drugs / Jeffrey W Britton, Tarek M Zakaria, Eduardo Benarroch -- Antiepileptic Drugs: Pharmacology, Epilepsy Indications, and Selection / Jeffrey W Britton, Julie Cunningham -- Section 4: Generalized Epilepsies. Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies / Raj D Sheth -- Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsies / Katherine C Nickels, Elaine Wirrell -- Section 5: Partial Epilepsies. Overview of Diagnosis and Medical Treatment of Partial Epilepsies / Joseph I Sirven -- Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy / William O Tatum -- Substrate-Directed Epilepsy / Gregory A Worrell -- Non-Substrate-Directed Partial Epilepsy / Korwyn Williams, Katherine H Noe -- Surgical Treatment / Cheolsu Shin -- Index.
Seizure and epilepsy syndromes classification -- Epidemiology of seizure disorders -- The role of routine electroencephalography (EEG) -- Neuroimaging in epilepsy -- Video-EEG monitoring -- Etiologies of seizures -- The evaluation of non-epileptic paroxysmal events -- Mechanism of action AEDS -- Antiepileptic drugs : pharmacology, epilepsy indications, and selection -- Idiopathic generalized epilepsies -- Symptomatic generalized epilepsies -- Overview of diagnosis and medical treatment of partial epilepsies -- Medial temporal lobe epilepsy -- Substrate directed epilepsy -- Non-substrate-directed partial epilepsy -- Surgical treatment.
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Front Matter -- Introduction: Epilepsy / Gregory D Cascino -- Section 1: Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy. Seizure and Epilepsy Syndromes Classification / Jerry J Shih -- Epidemiology of Seizure Disorders / Joseph I Sirven -- Section 2: Diagnostic Evaluation. The Role of Routine Scalp Electroencephalography / Terrence D Lagerlund, Gregory A Worrell -- Neuroimaging in Epilepsy / Gregory D Cascino -- Video-EEG Monitoring Data / Elson L So -- Etiologies of Seizures / Katherine H Noe, Korwyn Williams -- The Evaluation of Nonepileptic Paroxysmal Events / Joseph F Drazkowski, Matthew Hoerth -- Section 3: Principles of Medical Management. Mechanisms of Action of Antiepileptic Drugs / Jeffrey W Britton, Tarek M Zakaria, Eduardo Benarroch -- Antiepileptic Drugs: Pharmacology, Epilepsy Indications, and Selection / Jeffrey W Britton, Julie Cunningham -- Section 4: Generalized Epilepsies. Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies / Raj D Sheth -- Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsies / Katherine C Nickels, Elaine Wirrell -- Section 5: Partial Epilepsies. Overview of Diagnosis and Medical Treatment of Partial Epilepsies / Joseph I Sirven -- Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy / William O Tatum -- Substrate-Directed Epilepsy / Gregory A Worrell -- Non-Substrate-Directed Partial Epilepsy / Korwyn Williams, Katherine H Noe -- Surgical Treatment / Cheolsu Shin -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Seizure and epilepsy syndromes classification -- Epidemiology of seizure disorders -- The role of routine electroencephalography (EEG) -- Neuroimaging in epilepsy -- Video-EEG monitoring -- Etiologies of seizures -- The evaluation of non-epileptic paroxysmal events -- Mechanism of action AEDS -- Antiepileptic drugs : pharmacology, epilepsy indications, and selection -- Idiopathic generalized epilepsies -- Symptomatic generalized epilepsies -- Overview of diagnosis and medical treatment of partial epilepsies -- Medial temporal lobe epilepsy -- Substrate directed epilepsy -- Non-substrate-directed partial epilepsy -- Surgical treatment.

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