Epilepsy in women / Tim Betts, Harriet Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Betts, T. A. (Timothy Arnold), author.

Clarke, Harriet, author.

Series:

Facts.

Oxford scholarship online.

The facts

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy.

Women--Diseases.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bridging the gap between patient and professional, this book adopts the female perspective from the start, and describes in detail the problems that epilepsy can cause for women.

Contents:

Contents; Part 1; 1 What is epilepsy?; 2 The physical causes and emotional triggers of epilepsy; 3 How epilepsy is diagnosed-or should be; 4 So, if it isn't epilepsy then what is it?; 5 The risks of seizures; 6 The management of epilepsy; 7 The drugs in use-pros and cons; 8 Other treatments, other problems; Part 2; 9 Being a woman, having epilepsy; 10 Epilepsy and sexuality; 11 Contraception, epilepsy, and epilepsy treatment; 12 Epilepsy and fertility; 13 Preconception counselling for women with epilepsy; 14 Epilepsy and pregnancy

15 Labour, birth, and the immediate aftermath in women with epilepsy16 Childcare if you have epilepsy; 17 The menopause and epilepsy; 18 The older woman and epilepsy; 19 Being a woman, having epilepsy: Harriet's story; Appendix 1 Drugs for epilepsy; Appendix 2 Where else to find help and information; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04541-0

1-283-58232-5

9786613894779

0-19-156349-8

0-19-158018-X

OCLC:

727648483