TY  - BOOK
AU  - Krishnamoorthy,Ennapadam S.
AU  - Shorvon,S.D.
AU  - Schachter,Steven C.
AU  - Krishnamoorthy,Ennapadam S.
AU  - Shorvon,S.D.
AU  - Schachter,Steven C.
TI  - Epilepsy: a global approach 
T2  - Cambridge medicine
SN  - 9781107035379 (hbk.) :
AV  - RC372 
U1  - 616.853 KRI 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Epilepsy
KW  - Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
KW  - thema
KW  - fast
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Global Health
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note; Section 1; Editorial Introduction --; 1; Epilepsy: The Global Burden and Transcultural Issues; Vivek Misra --; Section 2; Infective Causes of Epilepsy --; 2; The Non-Infective Causes of Epilepsy; Chong Tin Tan --; 3; Infectious Causes of Epilepsy: HIV and Seizures; Sanjib Sinha --; 4; Infectious Causes of Epilepsy: Cerebral Malaria in Africa; Patrick Adjei --; 5; Infectious Causes of Epilepsy: Cysticercosis in South America; Herbert Saavedra --; 6; Integrated Thoughts; Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy --; Section 3; Consequences of Epilepsy --; 7; Physical Consequences of Epilepsy; Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy --; 8; Quality of Life and the Stigma of Epilepsy; Alla B. Guekht --; 9; Neuropsychiatry Consequences of Epilepsy; Vivek Misra --; 10; Cognitive Consequences of Epilepsy: A Global Perspective; Sallie Baxendale --; 11; Naming Epilepsy: Culture-specific Perceptions of Epilepsy; Chong Tin Tan --; 12; Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Epilepsy; Nandan B. Yardi --; 13; The Economic Burden of Epilepsy in China; Xiaoying Zheng --; 14; Integrated Thoughts; Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy --; Section 4; Comprehensive Epilepsy Care --; 15; The Clinical Approach to Investigation and Service Organization of Epilepsy Care in Low- and Middle-income Countries; Patrick Adjei --; 16; Comprehensive Epilepsy Care: Insights from Care Models in LAMICs: Latin America; Roberto H. Caraballo --; 17; Comprehensive Epilepsy Care: Transcultural Issues and the Development of a Best-Practice Model In India; Vivek Misra --; 18; Comprehensive Epilepsy Care in China; Ding Ding --; 19; Integrated Thoughts; Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy --; Section 5; The Medical Management of Epilepsy --; 20; The Medical Management of Epilepsy: Basic Principles; Torbjorn Tomson --; 21; The Medical Management of Epilepsy: Choice of Drugs; Torbjorn Tomson --; 22; The Medical Management of Epilepsy: Use of Generic Drugs; Torbjorn Tomson --; 23; The Medical Management of Epilepsy: Antiepileptic Drugs and Children; Roberto H. Caraballo --; 24; The Medical Management of Epilepsy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Jatinder S. Goraya --; 25; The Challenge of Epilepsy in Low-Income Countries: Insights from Laos; Peter Odermatt --; 26; Integrated Thought: Medical Management of Epilepsy; Simon D. Shorvon --; Section 6; The Surgical Management of Epilepsy --; 27; Epilepsy Surgery in High-Income Countries: The Example of Great Britain; Simon D. Shorvon --; 28; Models of Epilepsy Surgery in a Large LAMIC: Ideal and Pragmatic; Guoming Luan --; 29; Models of Epilepsy Surgery in a Large LAMIC: Experience from India; Kurupath Radhakrishnan --; 30; Setting up an Epilepsy Surgery Service in Malaysia; Benedict M. Selladurai --; 31; Ideal and Pragmatic Models of Epilepsy Surgery in a Large LAMIC; Zainal Muttaqin --; 32; Integrated Thought: Epilepsy Surgery; Simon D. Shorvon --; Section 7; Non-Pharmacologic Management of Epilepsy --; 33; Non-Pharmacologic and Psychological Management of Epilepsy in Developed Countries; W. Curt LaFrance, Jr. --; 34; Ayurveda and Yoga in the Management of Epilepsy; Subbulakshmy Natarajan --; 35; Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Management of Epilepsy; Liyun He --; 36; Traditional Medicine in the Management of Epilepsy in Ghana; Patrick Adjei --; 37; Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Management of Epilepsy: A Global Perspective; Sallie Baxendale --; 38; Integrated Thought: Non-pharmacologic Management of Epilepsy; Steven C. Schachter --; Section 8; Epilepsy Issues with Global Health Impact --; 39; The Epilepsy Treatment Gap; Simon D. Shorvon --; 40; Intractable Epilepsy: Implications with Regard to LAMICs; Aila B. Guekht --; 41; Epilepsy and Intellectual Disability; Neeraj Joshi --; 42; Legal Implications of Epilepsy and Epilepsy Management; Chien Chen --; 43; The Global Campaign Against Epilepsy; Hanneke de Boer --; 44; Integrated Thought: Issues with Global Health Impact; Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy --; Section 9; International Perspectives --; 45; Perspectives on Epilepsy in Tibet; Yuhua Zhao --; 46; Perspectives on Epilepsy from Asian American Populations Living in the USA; Kenny Chung --; 47; Perspectives on Epilepsy from Lebanon; Mohamad A. Mikati --; 48; Perspectives on Epilepsy from the Philippines; Hazel Paragua-Zuellig --; 49; Integrated Thought: International Perspectives; Steven C. Schachter
N2  - This multidisciplinary approach to epilepsy compares and contrasts scientific knowledge, clinical experience and social consciousness between cultures, providing a paradigm for an integrative global health policy for epilepsy. A must-have reference for epileptologists, neurologists, epidemiologists, policymakers and health administrators
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