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Epilepsy / edited by John W. Miller, Howard P. Goodkin ; cover design by Sarah Dickinson ; Bessel W. Abou-Khalil [and fifty two others], contributors

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Chichester, England : Wiley, 2014.
Copyright Date:
©2014
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1 online resource (305 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs
Additional Creators:
Miller, John W. (John William), 1951-, Goodkin, Howard P., Dickinson, Sarah, and Abou-Khalil, Bassel
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I EPILEPSY BASICS -- 1.Recognizing Seizures and Epilepsy: Insights from Pathophysiology / Carl E. Stafstrom -- 2.Classifying Epileptic Seizures and the Epilepsies / Mary B. Connolly -- 3.What Causes Epilepsy? / Renzo Guerrini -- 4.Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy / Josemir W. Sander -- pt. II WORKING UP SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY -- 5.Diagnosing and Localizing Seizures at the Bedside and in Clinic / Joseph I. Sirven -- 6.Psychogenic Nonepileptic Episodes / Vaishali S. Phatak -- 7.What Can the EEG Tell Us? / Mark Quigg -- 8.What Can Neuroimaging Tell Us? / Edward J. Novotny -- 9.Workup of New-Onset Seizures / Jennifer Langer -- 10.Evaluation of the Patient with Medically Refractory Epilepsy / Gregory L. Holmes -- pt. III USING ANTIEPILEPTIC MEDICATIONS -- 11.Choosing, Initiating, Adjusting, and Changing Antiepileptic Medications / John W. Miller -- 12.Antiepileptic Drug Adverse Effects: What to Watch Out For / Caleb Y. Oh -- 13.Antiepileptic Drug Interactions / Philip N. Patsalos -- 14.Recognizing Intractability to Antiepileptic Medication / Bassel W. Abou-Khalil -- 15.Optimizing Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Refractory Epilepsy / Nicholas P. Poolos -- 16.Rescue Medications for Home Treatment of Acute Seizures / Rata Mameniskiene -- 17.When and How to Stop Antiepileptic Drugs / John D. Hixson -- 18.Using Parenteral Antiepileptic Medications / Jane G. Boggs -- 19.Pharmacopeia / Gail D. Anderson -- pt. IV SPECIAL TOPICS IN PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY -- 20.Seizures in the Neonate / Frances J. Northington -- 21.Benign and Malignant Childhood Epilepsies / Elaine C. Wirrell -- 22.Epilepsy: When to Perform a Genetic Analysis / Annapurna Poduri -- 23.Metabolic Disorders Not to Miss / Yuezhou Joe Yu -- pt. V SPECIAL TOPICS IN ADULT EPILEPSY -- 24.Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and Other Primary Generalized Epilepsies / Shahin Hakimian -- 25.Epilepsy in Women of Childbearing Age / Autumn Klein -- 26.Epilepsy After Sixty / Edward Faught -- pt. VI WHAT CAN BE DONE WHEN MEDICATION DOESN'T WORK? -- 27.When Should Epilepsy Neurosurgery Be Considered, and What Can It Accomplish? / Paul A. Garcia -- 28.When Should Vagus Nerve Stimulation Be Considered, and What Can It Accomplish? / Sandra L. Helmers -- 29.Ketogenic Diet and Alternative Therapies / Steven C. Schachter -- pt. VII HOW ARE ACUTE SEIZURES AND STATUS EPILEPTICUS EVALUATED AND TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE HOSPITAL? -- 30.Acute Symptomatic Seizures in Children and Adults: Evaluation and Treatment / Jessica L. Carpenter -- 31.Evaluating and Treating Status Epilepticus / Howard P. Goodkin -- 32.Recognizing, Assessing, and Treating Seizures and Status Epilepticus in the ICU / Lawrence J. Hirsch -- pt. VIII THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF EPILEPSY -- 33.Mortality in Epilepsy / Elizabeth J. Donner -- 34.Accidents in Epilepsy / Ana M. Sanchez -- 35.Medical Comorbidity in Epilepsy / Sheryl R. Haut -- 36.Cognitive Effects of Chronic Epilepsy / Daniel L. Drane -- 37.Recognizing and Treating Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy / Jay Salpekar.
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ISBN:
9781118456941
9781118456958 (e-book)
9781118456972 (e-Pub)
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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