The Treatment of Epilepsy
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-06046-7 (ISBN)
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'The second edition of "The Treatment of Epilepsy" is a vital contribution to the field. The book's primary focus is on the medical and surgical evaluation and treatment of the disease. Experts around the globe who have made seminal contributions to the treatment of epilepsy have contributed to the book, which preserves its flow and focus extremely well...This book is highly recommended and is a solid reference for anybody who is involved in the evaluation and medical care of patients with epilepsy' - "New England Journal of Medicine". There is a wide variety of different types of epilepsy and seizures and a large array of available treatments suited to differing clinical situations. Consequently, the successful treatment of epilepsy is a complex process involving careful and rational analysis of a large number of variables and is rarely achieved.In recent years, there have been rapid advances both in medical and surgical treatments and the complexity of treatment has increased still further. There remain important unresolved issues and controversies.
Most of the existing large books on the subject either concentrate too much on the biology and phenomenology of epilepsy at the expense of therapy or else fail to balance the medical and surgical treatments available. This book aims to be the definitive textbook on medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy and to act as a clinical reference book with a strong practical bias. It will take the form of a detailed review and distillation of the literature rather than a presentation of individual research and will provide answers to the diversity of questions encountered in day to day clinical practice. In this way, the clinician will be guided through the difficult decision-making processes involved in the successful diagnosis and therapy.After a concise summary of the recent scientific developments in epileptology and discussion of the classification and diagnosis of epilepsy, the large medical will cover in detail the indications, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicity and outcome of drug treatment. The surgical section will cover indications, patient selection, pre-surgical assessment, surgical technique, anaesthesia, complications and outcome.
Contributors.Foreword by Giuliano Avanzini.Preface to the Second Edition.Preface to the First Edition.The drug treatment of epilepsy between 1938-1955, with special reference to Epilepsia the Journal of the International League Against Epilepsy.Section 1: Introduction.1. Definitions and classifications of epilepsy.2. Epidemiology and prognosis of epilepsy and its treatment.3. Sudden death in epilepsy.4. Aetiology of epilepsy.5. Differential diagnosis of epilepsy.6. Mechanisms of epileptogenesis.7. Mechanisms of drug resistence in epilespy.8. Antiepileptic drug discovery.9. Mechanisms of antiepileptic drug action.10. Drug interactions in epilepsy.Section 2: Principles of Medical Treatment.11. General principles of medical treatment.12. Management of newly diagnosed epilepsy.13. Management of epilepsy in remission.14. Management of epilepsy in infants.15 Management of epilepsy in children.16. Management of epilepsy in the elderly person.17. Management of epilepsy in people with learning disability.18. Emergency treatment of seizures and status epilepticus.19. Treatment of epilepsy in general medical conditions.20. Treatment of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy.21. The ketogenic diet.22. Complementary and alternative treatments in epilepsy.23. Reproductive aspects of epilepsy treatment.24. Genetic counselling in epilepsy.25. Diagnosis and treatment of non-epileptic seizures.Section 3: Drugs used in the Treatment of Epilepsy.26. The choice of drugs and approach to drug treatment in epilepsy.27. Acetazolamide.28. Carbamazepine.29. Clobazam.30. Clonazepam.31. Short-acting and other benzodiazepines.32. Ethosuximide.33. Felbamate.34. Fosphenytoin.35. Gabapentin.36. Lamotrigine.37. Levetiracetam.38. Oxcarbazepine.39. Phenobarbital, primidone and other barbiturates.40. Phenytoin.41. Piracetam.42. Pregabalin.43. Rufinamide.44. Tiagabine.45. Topiramate.46. Valproate.47. Vigabatrin.48. Zonisamide.49. Other drugs more rarely used in the treatment of epilepsy.50. Antiepileptic drugs used in clinical trials.Section 4: Presurgical Evaluation of Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery .51. Introduction to epilepsy surgery and its Presurgical Assessment.52. Scalp EEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.53. Invasive EEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.54. MEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.55. MRI in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.56. PET and SPECT in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.57. New physiological and radiological investigations in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.58. Psychological testing in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy.59. The role of psychiatric assessment in presurgical evaluation.60. Surgery of hippocampal sclerosis.61. Resective surgery of neoplastic lesions for epilepsy.62. Resective surgery of vascular and infective lesions for epilepsy.63. Surgery of cortical dysgenesis for epilepsy.64. Surgery of post-traumatic epilepsy.65. Paediatric epilepsy surgery.66. Hemispherectomy for epilepsy.67. Corpus callosum section for epilepsy.68. Multiple subpial transection for epilepsy.69. Awake operations for epilepsy.70. Stereotactic surgery for epilepsy.71. Complications of epilepsy surgery.72. Anaesthesia for epilepsy surgery.73. Vagal nerve stimulation.74. Future surgical approaches to epilepsy.Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.1.2004 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 96 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 228 x 283 mm |
| Gewicht | 2692 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-632-06046-8 / 0632060468 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-632-06046-7 / 9780632060467 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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