Epilepsy

Part 1 Epidemiology, pathology and genetics of epilepsy. Part 2 The neurobiology of epilepsy: neuronal excitability; experimental modes of epilepsy. Part 3 Phenomenology: status epilepticus; epilectic disorders. Part 4 Diagnostic evaluation: routine investigations; EEG; neuroimaging; neuropsychological evaluation; long-term monitoring; new directions. Part 5 General treatment conditions: quality of life; principles of drug treatment; strategies for pharmatherapy; special therapeutic considerations; alternative and experimental approaches. Part 6 Antiepileptic drugs: antiepileptic drug development; currently available antiepileptic drugs; investigational drugs in clinical development. Part 7 Surgical therapy: candidate selection; invasive monitoring techniques; functional mapping techniques; therapeutic surgical procedures; postoperative follow-up. Part 8 Clinical biology of epilepsy: biorhythms and the autonomic nervous system; comorbidity; neuroendocrinology. Part 9 Psychiatric and social disorders: psychiatric issues; social issues. Part 10 Epileptic syndromes: syndromes of infancy and early childhood; syndromes of late childhood and adolescence; non age-related and special syndromes; diseases associated with epilepsy. Part 11 Disorders that can be confused with epilepsy: systematic disturbances; neurological disturbances; psychiatric disturbances. Part 12 Delivery of health care and socioeconomic issues: organization of health care in different countries; specialized centres for epilepsy; cost and allocation of resources.