The Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment of Epilepsy - A Practical Guide (Hardcover)

This book is a short and simple pedagogical guide to the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. After the headache, epilepsy is the second most common neurological disorder, and this book clarifies the many courses of action to take in treating patients with epilepsy. The book simplifies the classification, testing, and treatment of epilepsy, addresses important psychosocial issues and the efficacy of pharmaceutical and other interventions, and also includes an account of modern concepts of the aetiology of the disease. The Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment of Epilepsy: A Practical Guide is an important reference work for all medical schools, hospitals, clinics and primary care centers. Features: * CONTAINS ESSENTIALS ON: * Initial management of patients with seizures * Psychosocial aspects of epilepsy * Neuropsychologic problems associated with epilepsy * Psychiatric disorders * Diagnosis and treatment of status epilepticus * Nonepileptic seizures * Ambulatory EEG monitoring * Epilepsy surgery * Endocrine aspects of partial seizures * Epilepsy in the elderly