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Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment
By: Simon D. ShorvoneBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
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Make your way through the epilepsy maze
Epilepsy is a complex neurological condition. There are many modern treatment options, and treatment should nowadays be tailored to an individual patient. But identification of the best therapy can be a labyrinthine process.
The Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment provides a practical pathfinder for treating epilepsy based on published evidence and the author’s 30 years of specialist clinical experience. Direct in style but comprehensive in content, with ample tables and summaries, the Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment covers: Treatment of the different forms and causes of epilepsy Treatment in the different commonly encountered clinical situations Treatment in children, in adults, in the elderly, in women, in epilepsy syndromes and in those with special needs and requirements Epilepsy drugs – their pharmacology, kinetics, side effects, effectiveness and practical usage in the clinic Epilepsy surgery – the various types, the indications, assessment and outcome
A succinct pharmacopeia summarizes the entire range of anti-epileptic medications with emphasis on effective prescribing in the clinical setting.
The Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment will help you and your patient find the best path to control epilepsy for each individual’s situation.
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| Title of eBook: Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment | |
| Release Date: 12-03-2010 | |
| Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell |
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Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment
Chapter One
Definitions and Epidemiology
Epilepsy is – rather like headache – a symptom of neurological dysfunction. It has many forms and underlying causes, and also biological and non-biological facets that extend well beyond the simple occurrence of seizures. Treatment approaches vary considerably in the different types of epilepsy and, in this section of the book, the various clinical forms and causes of epilepsy are described.
The forms of epilepsy can be described and classified in four main ways: (1) by seizure type; (2) in the case of partial (focal) seizures, by the anatomical site of seizure onset; (3) by syndrome; and (4) by aetiology. Each system has its value. In Chapter 2 the seizure type and anatomical substrate are described, in Chapter 3 the epilepsy syndromes and in Chapter 4 the causes of epilepsy.
What is not available, given our current state of knowledge, is a description, or classification, of the types of epilepsy according to molecular mechanisms. Such a `pathophysiological' classification would be highly desirable and is the challenge for the future.
Definitions
Epileptic seizure (epileptic fit)
Epileptic seizures are defined as `the transient clinical manifestations that result from an episode of epileptic neuronal activity'. The epileptic neuronal activity is a specific dysfunction, characterized by abnormal synchronization, excessive excitation and/or inadequate inhibition, and can affect small or large neuronal populations (aggregates). The clinical manifestations are sudden, transient and usually brief. They include motor, psychic, autonomic an
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