ISBN: 9780470741221 - adult epilepsy (1 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, xviii + 307 pages, NOT ex-library. Gently used, book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, securely bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents: Introduction: epilepsy / Gregory D. Cascino [Epilepsy care: beginnings of observation and recognition & initial understanding and treatment & he Mayo Clinic]; Section 1 Pathophysiology & epidemiology of seizures & epilepsy -- Seizure a& epilepsy syndromes classification / Jerry J. Shih [Classification of epileptic seizures; Conclusion]; Epidemiology of seizure disorders / Joseph I. Sirven [Incidence and prevalence of epilepsy & of acute symptomatic seizures; Looking beyond epidemiology: the state of epilepsy care in the United States; Risk factors for epilepsy]; Section 2 Diagnostic evaluation -- Role of routine scalp electroencephalography / Terrence D. Lagerlund & Gregory A. Worrell [Introduction; Clinical application of EEG; Scalp EEG recording methods; Activation procedures; Interictal discharges correlated with epilepsy; Epileptic syndromes & role of EEG]; Neuroimaging in epilepsy / Gregory D. Cascino [Magnetic resonance imaging; Functional neuroimaging]; Video-EEG monitoring data / Elson L. So [Pre-monitoring evaluation & preparation; Management during monitoring; Discharge management]; Etiologies of seizures / Katherine H. Noe & Korwyn Williams [Acute symptomatic seizures; Febrile seizures; Unprovoked seizures]; Evaluation of nonepileptic paroxysmal events / Joseph F. Drazkowski & Matthew Hoerth [Syncope; Transient ischemic events (TIAs); Transient global amnesia (TGA); Movement disorders; Sleep disorders; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs)]; Section 3 Principles of medical management -- Mechanisms of action of antiepileptic drugs / Jeffrey W. Britton [Treatment of epilepsy; Excitatory & Inhibitory mechanisms targeted by AEDs; Mechanism of action-specific drugs]; Antiepileptic drugs: pharmacology, epilepsy indications & selection / Jeffrey W. Britton & Julie Cunningham [AED selection; Generic AED therapy; AEDs: summary of clinical use, pharmacokinetics & efficacy]; Section 4 Generalized epilepsies -- Idiopathic generalized epilepsies / Raj D. Sheth [Overview of the generalized epilepsies; Differentiating generalized seizures from partial seizures; Clinical & EEG characteristics of generalized seizures; Generalized epilepsy syndromes; Treating generalized seizures; Treatment algorithm; Prognosis/outcomes]; Symptomatic generalized epilepsies / Katherine C. Nickels & Elaine Wirrell [Infantile & Childhood onset syndromes; Symptomatic generalized epilepsy syndromes of known cause]; Section 5 Partial epilepsies -- Overview of diagnosis & medical treatment of partial epilepsies / Joseph I. Sirven [Diagnosis & evaluation; Electroencephalography EEG; Imaging; Treatment & management; Which patient should be treated with antiseizure drugs?; Evidence-based guidelines; How well do seizure medications work?]; Medial temporal lobe epilepsy / William O. Tatum IV [Functional neuroanatomy of the temporal lobe; Pathology; Differential diagnosis; Diagnosis; Concluding statements]; Substrate-directed epilepsy / Gregory A. Worrell [Intractable partial epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Localization of the epileptogenic zone; Lesional MRI (or substrate-directed epilepsy syndromes); Functional neuroimaging & intracranial EEG; Symptomatic partial epilepsy; Non-lesional MRI (non-substrate-directed partial epilepsy); Non-lesional temporal lobe epilepsy (surgically remediable syndrome?); Surgical advances]; Non-substrate-directed partial epilepsy / Korwyn Williams & Katherine H. Noe [Genetic or IPE syndromes; Medically refractory non-substrate-directed partial epilepsy]; Surgical treatment / Cheolsu Shin [Process of presurgical evaluation; Intracranial monitoring; Surgical procedures]; Index.…