The Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment of Epilepsy: A Practical Guide

by Steven C. Schachter MD (Editor), Donald L. Schomer (Editor)

Overview

Epilepsy is, after headache, the second most common neurological disorder. This book clarifies the many courses of action to take in treating patients with epilepsy. It presents current knowledge about seizures and epilepsy in a comprehensive, socially conscious, and clear manner. The editors have provided this information in a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and practical form.

This short, simple pedagogical guide to the diagnosis and management of epilepsy is an important reference work for all medical schools, hospitals, clinics, and primary care centers.

• This book integrates the latest research into essential reviews on:
• Initial management of patients with seizures
• Neuroradiological evaluation of epilepsy
• Psychosocial aspects of epilepsy
• Neuropsychologic problems associated with epilepsy
• Psychiatric disorders
• Diagnosis and treatment of status epilepticus
• Nonepileptic seizures
• Ambulatory EEG monitoring
• Epilepsy surgery
• Endocrine aspects of partial seizures
• Epilepsy in the elderly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080529462
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/22/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Schachter, Steven C., MD (Harvard Univ); Schomer, Doanld L., MD (Harvard Univ)

The contributors represent the specialties of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, and epilepsy research. Most are from U.S. universities and medical centers, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard.

Table of Contents

Preface.S.C. Schachter and D.L. Schomer, Classification of Seizures and the Epilepsies.G.L. HolmesRadiographic Assessment of Patients with EpilepsyG. SchlaugTreatment of SeizuresS.C. SchachterDefinition and Overview of Intractable EpilepsyO. DevinskyPsychosocial Aspects of EpilepsyP.O. Shafer and E. SalmansonNeuropsychologic Assessment and Application to Temporal Lobe EpilepsyP. Hayashi and M. OConnorPsychiatric Considerations in Patients with EpilepsyJ. Holzerand D. BearStatus EpilepticusF. DrislaneDiagnosis and Management of Nonepileptic SeizuresA.J. RowanAmbulatory EEG Monitoring: Technology and Uses. H. Blume, Epilepsy Surgery-Cortical Excisions and Callosal SectionsJ. Ives, Endocrine Aspects of Partial SeizuresP. Klein and A.G. HerzogEpilepsy and the ElderlyE.B. BroomfieldGuide to Epilepsy CentersD.L. Schomer

Editorial Reviews

A reference to the most common neurological disorder besides headaches, for medical schools, hospitals, clinics, and primary-care centers. Among the practical information is the initial management of patients with seizures, neuro-radiological evaluation, psychiatric disorders, non-epileptic seizures, surgery, endocrine aspects of partial seizures, and epilepsy in the elderly. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"This book, in its chapters in a short comprehensive way provideds a practical guidance, is intended for the general physician and general pediatrician to diagnose and manage patients with epilepsy as well as other problems associated to epilipsy. Since many general hospitals and community health centers do not have a trained neurologist, this book will be of great help to general practitioners." —Dr. Saad Al Shahwan, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, 1998

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