Evidence-based management of epilepsy

The clinical management of patients with epilepsy and the associated medical literature are rapidly evolving. This book includes chapters that cover the therapy of seizures when they develop after traumatic brain injury or stroke, and the treatment of concomitant depression and anxiety in patients w...

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Main Author: Schachter, Steven C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harley, UK TFM 2011
Edition:First edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Starting, choosing, monitoring, and stopping AEDs in epilepsy / Dieter Schmidt, Stefan Beyenburg
  • Monitoring seizure frequency and severity in outpatients / Mark Quigg
  • When to consider epilepsy surgery, and what surgical procedure? / Soheyl Noachtar, Ingo Borggräfe, Jan Rémi
  • Optimizing decisions for treating women of childbearing potential before and during pregnancy / Joshua Mendelson, Kimford Meador
  • Identification and management of depressive and anxiety disorders in epilepsy / Andres M. Kanner
  • Methods for evaluating and treating the postictal state / Autumn M. Klein, Steven Schachter
  • Strategies for closing the treatment gap of refractory epilepsy / Joseph I. Sirven
  • Clinically relevant specifications for seizure prediction and detection systems / Ivan Osorio
  • Reducing the risks of SUDEP: what do we know about risk factors and the prevention of SUDEP? / José F. Téllez Zenteno, Lizbeth Hernandez-Ronquillo
  • Behavioral therapies in the treatment of adults with epilepsy / Patricia Osborne Shafer
  • Herbal remedies in epilepsy / Dana Ekstein
  • Treatment of epilepsy and related comorbidities in patients with intellectual disabilities / Mike Kerr, Ivana Dojcinov
  • Treatment of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures / Danielle G. Koby