The treatment of epilepsy [electronic resource] edited by Simon D. Shorvon ... [et al.] ; foreword by Giuliano Avanzini.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Definitions and classifications of epilepsy / W.E. Dodson -- Epidemiology and prognosis of epilepsy and its treatment / L. Forsgren -- Sudden death in epilepsy / L. Nashef and Y. Langan -- Aetiology of epilepsy / E. Beghi -- Differential diagnosis of epilepsy / M. Cook -- Mechanisms of epileptogenesis / G. Avanzini and S. Franceshetti -- Mechanisms of drug resistance in epilepsy / S.M. Sisodiya -- Antiepileptic drug discovery / S.H. White -- Mechanisms of antiepileptic drug action / M.C. Walker and A. Fisher -- Drug interactions in epilepsy / E. Spina and M.G. Scordo -- General principles of medical treatment / E. Perucca -- Management of newly diagnosed epilepsy / Y.M. Hart -- Management of epilepsy in remission / D. Chadwick -- Management of epilepsy in infants / C. Chiron -- Management of epilepsy in children / W.-L. Lee and H.-T. Ong -- Management of epilepsy in the elderly person / R.C. Tallis -- Management of epilepsy in people with learning disability / E. Brodtkorb -- Emergency treatment of seizures and status epilepticus / M.C. Walker and S.D. Shorvon -- Treatment of epilepsy in general medical conditions / J.M. Parent and M.J. Aminoff -- Treatment of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy / E.S. Krishnamoorthy -- The ketogenic diet / E.H. Kossoff and E.P.G. Vining -- Complimentary and alternative treatments in epilepsy / T.E. Whitmarsh -- Reproductive aspects of epilepsy treatment / T. Tomson -- Genetic counselling in epilepsy / F. Zara -- Diagnosis and treatment of non-epileptic seizures / J.R. Gates --

The choice of drugs and approach to drug treatments in partial epilepsy / S.D. Shorvon -- Acetazolamide / M.Y. Neufeld -- Carbamazepine / M. Sillanpaa -- Clobazam / M.A. Dalby -- Clonazepam / S. Sato and E.A. Boudreau -- Short-acting and other benzodiazepines / L.J. Greenfield Jr and H.C. Rosenberg -- Ethosuximide / T.A. Glauser -- Felbamate / I.E. Leppik -- Fosphenytoin / R.E. Ramsay and F. Pryor -- Gabapentin / T.R. Browne -- Lamotrigine / F. Matsuo -- Levetiracetam / A. Sadek and J.A. French -- Oxcarbazepine / E. Faught -- Phenobarbital, primidone and other barbiturates / R. Michelucci and C.A. Tassinari -- Phenytoin / M.J. Eadie -- Piracetam / S.D. Shorvon -- Pregabalin / E. Ben-Menachem and A.R. Kugler -- Rufinamide / V. Biton -- Tiagabine / R. Kalviainen -- Topiramate / J.H. Cross -- Valproate / S. Arroyo -- Vigabatrin / G. Kramer -- Zonisamide / M. Seino and B. Fujitani -- Other drugs more rarely used in the treatment of epilepsy / H. Meierkord -- Antiepileptic drugs in clinical trials / P.N. Patsalos and J.W.A.S. Sander --

Introduction to epilepsy surgery and its presurgical assessment / S.D. Shorvon -- The scalp EEG in pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy / D.R. Fish -- Invasive EEG in pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy / D.K. Nguyen and S.S. Spencer -- MEG in pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy / H. Stefan, C. Hummel and R. Hopfengartner -- MRI in pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy / C.E. Elger and J. von Oertzen -- PET and SPECT in pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy / B. Sadzot and W. van Paesschen -- New physiological and radiological investigations in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy / A. Salek-Haddadi ... [et al.]. -- Psychological testing in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy / J. Djordjevic and M. Jones-Gotman -- The role of psychiatric assessment in presurgical evaluation / E.S. Krishnamoorthy -- Surgery of hippocampal sclerosis / J.G. Ojemann and T.S. Park -- Resective surgery of neoplastic lesions for epilepsy / N.M. Wetjen, K. Radhakrishnan, A.A. Cohen-Gadol and G. Cascino -- Resective surgery of vascular and infective lesions for epilepsy / N.D. Kitchen, A. Belli and J.A. Sen -- Surgery of cortical dysgenesis for epilepsy / S.M. Sisodiya -- Surgery of post-traumatic epilepsy / K.S. Firlik and D.D. Spencer -- Paediatric epilepsy surgery / J.A. Lawson and M.S. Duchowny -- Hemispherectomy for epilepsy / J.-G. Villemure and V. Bartanusz -- Corpus callosum section for epilepsy / J.R. Gates and L. De Paola -- Multiple subpial transection for epilepsy / R. Selway and R. Dardis -- Awake surgery for epilepsy / A.N. Miles and G.A. Ojemann -- Stereotactic surgery for epilepsy / A.W. McEvoy, B.M. Trivedi and N.D. Kitchen -- Complications of epilepsy surgery / C.E. Polkey -- Anaesthesia for epilepsy surgery / M. Smith -- Vagus nerve stimulation / S.C Schachter -- Future surgical approaches to epilepsy / K.E. Nilsen and H.R. Cock.

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