Photosensitive Epilepsy (Clinics in Developmental Medicine) - Hardcover

Book 10 of 63: Clinics in Developmental Medicine

Harding, Graham F. A.; Jeavons, Peter M.

 
9781898683025: Photosensitive Epilepsy (Clinics in Developmental Medicine)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1898683026 ISBN 13: 9781898683025
Publisher: Mac Keith Press, 1994

Synopsis

Photosensitive epilepsy is a relatively rare condition in which convulsions are precipitated by visual stimuli. The authors' first edition on the subject (1975) became the standard text and it has now been thoroughly updated to form the most comprehensive review of knowledge on photosensitive epilepsy in humans. It includes details of many recent studies including drug therapy and the genetics of photosensitivity and also looks at the long term prognosis for the condition, pattern sensitivity, video game epilepsy and provides advice on procedures to reduce the risk of stimulation from television.

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About the Author

Graham F. A. Harding and Peter M. Jeavons are the authors of Photosensitive Epilepsy, New Edition, published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

Photosensitive epilepsy is a relatively rare condition in which convulsions are precipitated by visual stimuli. The authors have spent almost 30 years studying this condition and have assembled the largest cohort of patients ever studied by one centre. Their previous book on the subject (1975) became the standard text on this condition. This book reviews the earlier studies, reviews all the literature on this condition in humans and details the many studies that have since been carried out, including studies on drug therapy, the long term prognosis for the condition, pattern sensitivity, video game epilepsy, and convulsions precipitated by other video material. In addition there is advice on procedures to reduce the risk of stimulation from television as well as such factors as the genetics of photosensitivity. This is the most comprehensive text available.

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Photosensitive epilepsy is a relatively rare condition in which convulsions are precipitated by visual stimuli. The authors have spent almost 30 years studying this condition and have assembled the largest cohort of patients ever studied by one centre. Their previous book on the subject (1975) became the standard text on this condition. This book reviews the earlier studies, reviews all the literature on this condition in humans and details the many studies that have since been carried out, including studies on drug therapy, the long term prognosis for the condition, pattern sensitivity, video game epilepsy, and convulsions precipitated by other video material. In addition there is advice on procedures to reduce the risk of stimulation from television as well as such factors as the genetics of photosensitivity. This is the most comprehensive text available.

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Publisher
Mac Keith Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1898683026
ISBN 13 
9781898683025
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
192

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