Epilepsy : 199 answers : a doctor responds to his patients' questions / Andrew N. Wilner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilner, Andrew N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy--Popular works.

Epilepsy.

Epilepsy--Miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that 2.7 million Americans have epilepsy, and that an additional 181,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Being diagnosed with any chronic disease can cause confusion and anxiety to the uninformed patient. Written by an expert in the field, Epilepsy: 199 Answers, 3rd Edition, continues to provide accurate, up-to-date and comprehensible medical information for epilepsy patients and family members. Easy-to-read, informative, and time-tested, this question and answer book covers everything from brain surgery to the Atkins diet; readers will also enjoy a first-

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Acknowledments; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Time Line; WHAT IS EPILEPSY?; WHY SO MANY TESTS?; AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE; MEDICATIONS; MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS; ALTERNATIVE THERAPY; BRAIN SURGERY?; CAN I DRIVE?; SEIZURES AND WORK; WOMEN AND EPILEPSY; MY CHILD WITH EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY AND THE ELDERLY; FIRST AID AND SAFETY TIPS; CLINICAL RESEARCH: SHOULD I PARTICIPATE IN A DRUG TRIAL?; WHO ELSE CAN HELP?; NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURES; Afterword; My Health Record; Medications for the Treatment of Epilepsy and Pharmaceutical and Device Contact Information; Resource Guide

Comprehensive Epilepsy CentersDriving and Epilepsy; Epilepsy Summer Camps; Inter national Epilepsy Resources; Internet Resources; Home Safety Checklist; First Aid for Seizures; Other Resources; "Plan of Action" for the Workplace; Glossar y of Acronyms; Glossar y of Terms; Bibliography; Index; Other Demos Titles On Epilepsy; Backcover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-97505-2

9786611975050

1-934559-96-2

OCLC:

462146782