Post-traumatic epilepsy / edited by Marco Mula.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mula, Marco, editor.

Series:

Cambridge medicine (Series)

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy--Pathophysiology.

Epilepsy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 188 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, affecting up to seventy million people worldwide, with post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) accounting for up to 20% of symptomatic cases. Despite this, there is a dearth of information about PTE available for clinicians. This book will guide readers through the neurobiology of PTE and the long-term consequences and rehabilitation needs of patients. Emerging topics such as concussive convulsions in sports are examined and a chapter dedicated to PTE in children ensures readers have the latest knowledge for treating this high-risk subpopulation. Managing PTE in medium and low-income countries where access to appropriate treatment, and even diagnostic equipment, is often poor, is covered in depth. This book is an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of PTE by active international authorities in the field of epilepsy and traumatic brain injury, with an emphasis on epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical problems as well as management issues.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1 Neurobiological Aspects of Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Lessons from Animal Models

Chapter 2 Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Epidemiology, Definition and Terminology

Chapter 3 Traumatic Brain Injury: The Acute Management and Prevention Programmes

Chapter 4 Critical Care Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

Chapter 5 Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Children

Chapter 6 Sport-related Concussive Convulsions

Chapter 7 Accidents and Injuries during Seizures

Chapter 8 Cognitive Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Epilepsy

Chapter 9 Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Chapter 10 Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

Chapter 11 Post-traumatic Epilepsy and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Chapter 12 Antiepileptogenic Therapies for Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Is There Any Evidence?

Chapter 13 Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Cognition

Chapter 14 Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Low Income Countries

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Aug 2021).

ISBN:

1-316-99729-4

1-108-64562-3

1-108-64459-7

OCLC:

1224045497