Guide to Understanding and Living with Epilepsy

Orrin Devinsky M.D.

ISBN 10: 0803625561 / ISBN 13: 9780803625563

Published by F a Davis Co, 1994

About this Item

This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guide to Understanding and Living with Epilepsy
• Publisher: F a Davis Co
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803625561
• ISBN 13: 9780803625563
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

This easy-to-read guide for lay persons offers an overview of the medical and social topics relevant to epilepsy, including diagnosis and treatment, epilepsy in children and adults, legal and financial issues, and available resources. Includes a complete glossary of terms and antiepileptic drugs, plus tables and illustrations.

About the Author

Orrin Devinsky, MD

, is a professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine, and director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers and the Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN). He has published widely in epilepsy, with more than 250 articles and chapters and more than 20 books and monographs. He is currently on the board of the National Epilepsy Foundation. He is coeditor of epilepsy.com, and the journals

Epilepsy and Behavior

and

Reviews in Neurological Diseases

.