Epilepsy (Fast Facts) - Softcover

Brodie, Martin J., M.d; Schachter, Steven C., M.d; Kwan, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908541121 ISBN 13: 9781908541123

Publisher: Health Pr, 2012

Synopsis

Fast Facts: Epilepsy is a succinct and practical aid to the diagnosis and treatment of seizure disorders. Contents include:

- the diagnostic essentials - classification of seizures, conditions that can mimic epileptic seizures, clinical evaluation of the patient and the latest brain-imaging techniques

- The principles of drug selection and therapy withdrawal

- An up-to-date overview of all 15 antiepileptic drugs on the market

- The non-pharmacological options for patients with medically refractory epilepsy, including deep brain stimulation

- Special considerations for women, elderly people, teenagers and people with learning disabilities

- Psychiatric morbidities - depression, anxiety and psychosis

- The effects of epilepsy on employment, driving, life insurance and lifestyle.

The management of patients with epilepsy is a team effort involving medical and social service professionals and the patient's family, friends and co-workers. Primary care providers are at the forefront of care, usually performing the initial evaluation after the first seizure, making dose adjustments to the patient's drug treatment and providing ongoing support. Now in its fifth edition, this ever-popular handbook is a neatly packaged, up-to-date resource for the busy clinician and team, to help investigate, diagnose and successfully treat children and adults with a wide range of seizure disorders.

Contents:

- Epidemiology and prognosis

- Classification of seizures and syndromes

- Diagnosis

- Pharmacological management

-Antiepileptic drugs

- Non-pharmacological management

- Status epilepticus and seizure clusters

- Specific populations

-Quality of life

- Future trends

- Useful resources

About this title

About the Author

Martin J Brodie MB ChB MRCP MD FRCP, Director, Epilepsy Unit, Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Steven C Schachter MS MD FAAN, Director of Research, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Patrick Kwan MD PhD, Associate Consultant and Honorary Associate Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

Edition details

• Publisher: Health Pr
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908541121
• ISBN 13: 9781908541123
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 144