A clinical guide to epileptic syndromes and their treatment : based on the ILAE classifications and practice parameter guidelines / C. P. Panayiotopoulos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panayiotopoulos, C. P. (Chrysostomos P.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy--Diagnosis.

Epilepsy.

Epilepsy--Treatment.

Epilepsy--diagnosis.

Epilepsy--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Epilepsy--diagnosis.

Epilepsy--therapy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 578 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Epileptic syndromes and their treatment

Place of Publication:

London : Springer, 2007.

Summary:

A disorder which affects 4 percent of children and 1-2 percent of the general population, epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders. The original edition of C.P. Panayiotopoulos??? guide proved to be the only one of its kind, covering many important aspects of diagnosis and treatment. Due to the continued advances being made in the subject, a second edition is now due. The text includes detailed diagnostics, concise descriptions of syndromes, a wealth of practical tips, and is supported by useful tables to enable clear diagnoses.

Building on the sell-out success of the first edition this thorough revision reflects the latest report of the ILAE classification core group and the significant progress made in the diagnosis, classification and treatment of the epilepsies.

This new edition is indispensable reading for all those who care for patients with epileptic seizures.

Contents:

General aspects of epilepsies

Epileptic seizures and their classification

Status epilepticus

Imitators of epileptic seizures

Epileptic syndromes and their classification

EEG and brain imaging

Principles of therapy in the epilepsies

Neonatal epileptic seizures and neonatal epileptic syndromes

Idiopathic epileptic seizures and syndromes in infancy

Epileptic encephalopathies in infancy and early childhood

Severe neocortical epileptic syndromes in infancy and childhood

Benign childhood focal seizures and related epileptic syndromes

Idiopapthic generalised epilepsies

Familial (autosomal dominant) focal epilepsies

Symptomatic and cryptogenic (probably symtomatic) focal epilepsies

Reflex seizures and reflex epilepsies

Diseases frequently associated with epileptic seizures

Pharmacopoeia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1846286433

9781846286438

OCLC:

85830138