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245 04 $aThe treatment of epilepsy /$cedited by Simon D. Shorvon ... [et al.].
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aMalden, Mass. :$bBlackwell Science,$c2004.
300 $axxxiii, 913 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c29 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aSection 1: Introduction -- Definitions and classification of epilepsy -- Epidemiology and prognosis of epilepsy and its treatment -- Sudden death in epilepsy -- Aetiology of epilepsy -- Differential diagnosis of epilepsy -- Mechanisms of epileptogenesis -- Mechanisms of drug resistance in epilepsy -- Antiepileptic drug discovery -- Mechanisms of antiepileptic drug action -- Drug interactions in epilepsy -- Section 2: Principles of medical treatment -- General principles of medical treatment -- Management of newly diagnosed epilepsy -- Management of epilepsy in remission -- Management of epilepsy in infants -- Management of epilepsy in children -- Management of epilepsy in the elderly person -- Management of epilepsy in people with learning disability -- Emergency treatment of seizures and status epilepticus -- Treatment of epilepsy in general medical conditions -- Treatment of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy -- The ketogenic diet -- Complimentary and alternative treatments in epilepsy -- Reproductive aspects of epilepsy treatment -- Genetic counselling in epilepsy -- Diagnosis and treatment of non-epileptic seizures.
505 0 $aSection 3: drugs used in the treatment of epilepsy -- The choice of drugs and approach to drug treatment in epilepsy -- Acetazolamide -- Carbamazepine -- Clobazam -- Clonazepam -- Short-acting and other benzodiazepines -- Ethosuximide -- Felbamate -- Fosphenytoin -- Gabapentin -- Lamotrigine -- Levetiracetam -- Oxcarbazepine -- Phenobarbital, primidone and other barbiturates -- Phenytoin -- Piracetam -- Pregabalin -- Rufinamide -- Tiagabine -- Topiramate -- Valproate -- Vigabatrin -- Zonisamide -- Other drugs more rarely used in the treatment of epilepsy -- Antiepileptic drugs in clinical trials.
505 0 $aSection 4: Presurgical and evaluation of epilepsy and epilepsy surgery -- Introduction to epilepsy surgery and its presurgical assessment -- The scalp EEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy -- Invasive EEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy -- MEG in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy -- MRI in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy -- PET and SPECT in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy -- New physiological and radiological investigations in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy -- Psychological testing in presurgical evaluation of epilepsy -- The role of psychiatric assessment in presurgical evaluation -- Surgery of hippocampal sclerosis -- Resective surgery of neoplastic lesions for epilepsy -- Resective surgery of vascular and infective lesions for epilepsy -- Surgery of cortical dysgenesis for epilepsy -- Surgery of post-traumatic epilepsy -- Paediatric epilepsy surgery -- Hemispherectomy for epilepsy -- Corpus callosum section for epilepsy -- Multiple subpial transection for epilepsy -- Awake surgery for epilepsy -- Stereotactic surgery for epilepsy-- Complications of epilepsy surgery -- Anaesthesia for epilepsy surgery -- Vagus nerve stimulation -- Future surgical approaches to epilepsy.
650 0 $aEpilepsy$xTreatment.
650 12 $aEpilepsy$xdrug therapy.$2[MeSH]
650 12 $aEpilepsy$xsurgery.$2[MeSH]
650 22 $aAnticonvulsants$xtherapeutic use.$2[MeSH]
700 1 $aShorvon, S. D.$q(Simon D.)
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003013250.html
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