Epilepsy (Neurology in Practice Series)

Epilepsy is a complicated neurological condition with variable manifestations, numerous etiologies, and a diverse range of treatments. It is a chronic disease that, in many cases, can be controlled. However, treatment requires accurate clinical evaluation to allow intelligent treatment choices. Epilepsy has been designed to help clinicians develop these evaluation skills. Expert neurologists have distilled the evidence and combined their experience.

Table of Contents:
Contributor List Series Foreword Preface Part I: Epilepsy Basics 1 Recognizing Seizures and Epilepsy: Insights from Pathophysiology Carl E. Stafstrom 2 Classifying Epileptic Seizures and the Epilepsies Valeria M. Muro and Mary B. Connolly 3 What Causes Epilepsy? Anna Rosati and Renzo Guerrini 4 Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy Aidan Neligan and Josemir W. Sander Part 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 Part 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 Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge and Caleb Y. Oh 13 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 Peter Wolf and Ruta 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 Part IV: Special Topics in Pediatric Epilepsy 20 Seizures in the Neonate Adam L. Hartman and Frances J. Northington 21 Benign and Malignant Childhood Epilepsies Katherine C. Nickels and Elaine C. Wirrell 22 Epilepsy: When to Perform a Genetic Analysis Heather E. Olson and Annapurna Poduri 23 Metabolic Disorders Not to Miss Phillip L. Pearl and Yuezhou Joe Yu Part 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 Part 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? Pearce J. Korb and Sandra L. Helmers 29 Ketogenic Diet and Alternative Therapies Dana Ekstein and Steven C. Schachter Part 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 J. Stephen Huff and Jessica L. Carpenter 31 Evaluating and Treating Status Epilepticus Jeffrey Bolton and Howard P. Goodkin 32 Recognizing, Assessing, and Treating Seizures and Status Epilepticus in the ICU Nicolas Gaspard and Lawrence J. Hirsch Part VIII: The Morbidity and Mortality of Epilepsy 33 Mortality in Epilepsy Elizabeth J. Donner 34 Accidents in Epilepsy Allan Krumholz and Ana M. Sanchez 35 Medical Comorbidity in Epilepsy Kimberly L. Pargeon and Sheryl R. Haut 36 Cognitive Effects of Chronic Epilepsy Daniel L. Drane 37 Recognizing and Treating Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy Jay Salpekar Index

About the Author :
John W. Miller , MD, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Howard P. Goodkin , MD, PhD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA