Nonconvulsive status epilepticus / edited by Peter W. Kaplan, Frank W. Drislane.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaplan, Peter W., 1951-

Drislane, Frank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Demos Medical, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The only comprehensive source of information on this frequently misdiagnosed problem, with information critical for physicians, ER and ICU doctors, and psychiatrists. An under-recognized condition that can potentially cause brain damage and even death, nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is an important clinical problem, occurring in about 25% of status epilepsy cases. Despite this prevalence, Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus is the first comprehensive clinical text to cover its diagnosis and management. The book progresses logically, beginning with chapters discussing the history and clas

Contents:

The history of nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Peter W. Kaplan

The classification of nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Simon Shorvon

The epidemiology of nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Elizabeth J. Waterhouse

The electroencephalogram of nonconvulsive status epileticus / Susan T. Herman

Controversial electroencephalographic patterns and nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Richard P. Brenner

Imaging in nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Jonathan C. Edwards and Diana Gomez-Hassan

Pathophysiology of nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Jaideep Kapur

Frontal lobe nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Pierre Thomas and Benjamin Zifkin

Parietal lobe nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Jennifer Hopp and Allan Krumholz

Temporal lobe nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Heinz Gregor Wieser and Michael Fischer

Occipital lobe nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Barbara C. Jobst, David W. Roberts, and Peter D. Williamson

Absence status epilepticus / Michael Koutroumanidis

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in critically ill and comatose patients in the intensive care unit / Jeffrey Jirsch and Lawrence J. Hirsch

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus : a mimicker of neurologic disorders / Krzysztof Bujarski and Michael R. Sperling

Psychiatric manifestations of nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Ada V. Chicharro and Andres M. Kanner

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in infants / Christian M. Korff and Douglas R. Nordli, Jr.

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in children / James J. Riviello, Jr.

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in the elderly / Frank W. Drislane

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus : special considerations in the mentally retarded / Randa Y. Makhoul and Mohamad A. Mikati

Principles of treatment of nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Matthew C. Walker

Prognosis and outcomes of infants and children with nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Alexis Arzimanoglou and Edouard Hirsch

Prognosis and outcomes of adults with nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Nathan B. Fountain.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07529-2

9786612075292

1-934559-60-1

OCLC:

327907687