Epilepsy Case Studies
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Written by expert epilepsy clinicians from the Mayo Clinic, Epilepsy Case Studies: Pearls for Patient Care presents a wide variety of case histories drawn from "real life" experiences in people with seizures. Designed to stimulate the same deductive reasoning that is commonly used when seeing epilepsy patients in the clinic, this practical book presents the clinical scenario and then poses a range of stimulating questions to organize the reader's thoughts to address each case. Questions that revolve around each case include common ones such as "How does this test help us with the diagnosis?" and "What is the precise relationship of the patient's seizures to their overall neurological condition?" The most poignant questions include "How does this information help us to devise a treatment plan?" and "What do we know about the anticipated course and prognosis?" The questions raised in each section incorporate the clinical course and evaluation. Where possible, the discussion relies upon the latest medical evidence to support the responses and includes up-to-date techniques used for patients with and without seizure control. At the end of each case a few salient citations are referenced, as are a few of the more pertinent articles that the reader can reference to obtain an overview of the topic. Take-home messages are encapsulated in the form of clinical pearls that are designed to form the basic understanding of the case scenarios presented. A major contribution to the literature in epileptology, Epilepsy Case Studies: Pearls for Patient Care will be an invaluable reference for all clinicians who treat patients with epilepsy.
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Chapter 1
Case 1 Epileptic Spasms
Elaine Wirrell
Chapter 2
Case 2 Pyridoxine-dependent Epilepsy
Lily Wong-Kisiel
Chapter 3
Case 3 Febrile Seizures
Harry S. Abram
Chapter 4
Case 4 Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Raj D. Sheth
Chapter 5
Case 5 Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 6
Case 6 Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes
David N. Hammond
Chapter 7
Case 7 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 8
Case 8 Focal Seizures in Children
Katherine Nickels
Chapter 9
Case 9 Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 10
Case 10 Co-morbidity and Seizures
Matthew T. Hoerth
Chapter 11
Case 11 Depression and Epilepsy
Kristine S. Ziemba
Chapter 12
Case 12 Brain Tumor and Epilepsy
Gregory D. Cascino and William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 13
Case 13 Head Trauma and Post-traumatic Seizures
Jerry J. Shih
Chapter 14
Case 14 Autonomic Seizures and Panayiotopoulos Syndrome
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 15
Case 15 Starting Antiepileptic Drugs
Kristen Marie Kathryn Kelly and Gregory D. Cascino
Chapter 16
Case 16 Stopping Antiepileptic Drugs
Kristen Marie Kathryn Kelly and Gregory D. Cascino
Chapter 17
Case 17 Classification of Epilepsy
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 18
Case 18 Epilepsy in Older Adults
Joseph I. Sirven
Chapter 19
Case 19 Myoclonic Epilepsy
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 20
Case 20 Metabolism and Antiepileptic Drugs
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 21
Case 21 Driving and Epilepsy
Joseph I. Sirven
Chapter 22
Case 22 Pseudo-pseudoseizures
Lily Wong-Kisiel
Chapter 23
Case 23 Pregnancy and Antiepileptic Drugs
Amy Z. Crepeau and Gregory D. Cascino
Chapter 24
Case 24 Hormonal Replacement Therapy
Katherine Noe
Chapter 25
Case #25 Seizure Versus Syncope
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 26
Case 26 Dementia and Seizures
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 27
Case 27 Video-EEG Monitoring and Reflex Epilepsy
Joseph Drazkowski
Chapter 28
Case 28 Violence and Epilepsy
Jerry J. Shih
Chapter 29
Case 29 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 30
Case 30 Physiologic Nonepileptic Events
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 31
Case 31 Surgical Candidate (Skip)
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 32
Case 32 Intracranial EEG
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 33
Case 33 Drug-resistant Surgical Failure
Ricky W. Lee and Gregory D. Cascino
Chapter 34
Case 34 Epilepsy and Disability
Joseph I. Sirven
Chapter 35
Case 35 Memory Loss and Seizures
John Lucas
Chapter 36
Case 36 Status Epilepticus Convulsive
Joseph I. Sirven
Chapter 37
Case 37 Status Epilepticus Nonconvulsive
Joseph I. Sirven
Chapter 38
Case 38 SUDEP and Cardiac Arrhythmia
Joseph I. Sirven
Chapter 39
Case 39 Investigational Treatment for Epilepsy
William O. Tatum IV
Chapter 40
Case 40 Alternative Medicines in Epilepsy
Joseph I. Sirven