Advanced Therapy of Epilepsy
Published on 16. April 2009
Book
Hardback
500 pages
978-1-55009-384-1 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive and up-to-date primer on the latest therapeutic advances in the management and treatment of epilepsy. Includes practical information on diagnostic criteria for all the different syndromes along with detailed discussions of appropriate agents.
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Persons
James W. Wheless, MD
Professor and Chair of Pediatric Neurology
LeBonheur Chair in Pediatric Neurology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TennesseeL. James Willmore, MD
Associate Dean and Professor of Neurology
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MissouriRoger A. Brumback, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Pathology
Chairman, Department of Pathology
Creighton University Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Professor and Chair of Pediatric Neurology
LeBonheur Chair in Pediatric Neurology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TennesseeL. James Willmore, MD
Associate Dean and Professor of Neurology
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MissouriRoger A. Brumback, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Pathology
Chairman, Department of Pathology
Creighton University Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Content
1. Introduction
2. Epilepsy in history
3. Definitions and classification of epilepsy and seizures
4. Basic neurophysiology underlying seizures
5. Clinical neurophysiology I. EEG
6. Clinical neurophysiology II. MEG
7. Clinical neurophysiology III. Other techniques
8. Neuroimaging in epilepsy
9. Experimental models of epilepsy
10. Epidemiology of epilepsy
11. Genetics and chromosomal disorders in Epilepsy
12. Cerebral malformations and epilepsy
13. Neurometabolic disorders and epilepsy
14. Neurocutaneous disorders and epilepsy
15. Neonatal seizures
16. Epilepsy in developmental disorders
17. Neurodegenerative disorders and epilepsy
18. Acquired lesions and epilepsy
19. Febrile seizures
20. Convulsive status epilepticus
21. Non-convulsive status epilepticus
22. Temporal lobe epilepsy syndrome
23. Partial onset seizures and localization-related epilepsy syndromes
24. Generalized seizures and generalized epilepsy syndromes
25. Landau-Kleffner syndrome and language dysfunction in epilepsy
26. Rasmussen's encephalitis
27. Non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders
28. Psychogenic seizures
29. Neurotransmitters and drug development in epilepsy
30. Antiepileptic drugs: overview
31. Principles of pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic drugs
32. Pregnancy, epilepsy, and drug treatment
33. Epileptic drug treatment in special populations
34. Systemic metabolic consequences of antiepileptic drug treatment metabolic Consequences of AED
35. Barbiturates
36. Benzodiazepines
37. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine
38. Ethosuximide
39. Gabapentin and pregabalin
40. Lamotrigine
41. Levetiracetam
42. Phenytoin and analogues
43. Topiramate
44. Valproic acid
45. Vigabatrin
46. Zonisamide
47. Other antiepileptic drugs
48. Antidepressant medications and epilepsy
49. Immunotherapy for epilepsy
50. Dietary therapy for epilepsy
51. Neurostimulation therapy for epilepsy
52. Epilepsy surgery
53. Prognosis and ongoing management in epilepsy
54. Neuropsychiatric comorbidities with epilepsy
55. Cognition and epilepsy
56. Psychiatric illness in epilepsy
57. Therapeutic seizures
58. Social problems and epilepsy
59. Legal issues and epilepsy
2. Epilepsy in history
3. Definitions and classification of epilepsy and seizures
4. Basic neurophysiology underlying seizures
5. Clinical neurophysiology I. EEG
6. Clinical neurophysiology II. MEG
7. Clinical neurophysiology III. Other techniques
8. Neuroimaging in epilepsy
9. Experimental models of epilepsy
10. Epidemiology of epilepsy
11. Genetics and chromosomal disorders in Epilepsy
12. Cerebral malformations and epilepsy
13. Neurometabolic disorders and epilepsy
14. Neurocutaneous disorders and epilepsy
15. Neonatal seizures
16. Epilepsy in developmental disorders
17. Neurodegenerative disorders and epilepsy
18. Acquired lesions and epilepsy
19. Febrile seizures
20. Convulsive status epilepticus
21. Non-convulsive status epilepticus
22. Temporal lobe epilepsy syndrome
23. Partial onset seizures and localization-related epilepsy syndromes
24. Generalized seizures and generalized epilepsy syndromes
25. Landau-Kleffner syndrome and language dysfunction in epilepsy
26. Rasmussen's encephalitis
27. Non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders
28. Psychogenic seizures
29. Neurotransmitters and drug development in epilepsy
30. Antiepileptic drugs: overview
31. Principles of pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic drugs
32. Pregnancy, epilepsy, and drug treatment
33. Epileptic drug treatment in special populations
34. Systemic metabolic consequences of antiepileptic drug treatment metabolic Consequences of AED
35. Barbiturates
36. Benzodiazepines
37. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine
38. Ethosuximide
39. Gabapentin and pregabalin
40. Lamotrigine
41. Levetiracetam
42. Phenytoin and analogues
43. Topiramate
44. Valproic acid
45. Vigabatrin
46. Zonisamide
47. Other antiepileptic drugs
48. Antidepressant medications and epilepsy
49. Immunotherapy for epilepsy
50. Dietary therapy for epilepsy
51. Neurostimulation therapy for epilepsy
52. Epilepsy surgery
53. Prognosis and ongoing management in epilepsy
54. Neuropsychiatric comorbidities with epilepsy
55. Cognition and epilepsy
56. Psychiatric illness in epilepsy
57. Therapeutic seizures
58. Social problems and epilepsy
59. Legal issues and epilepsy