Oxford Textbook of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-19-965904-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 225 mm x 282 mm, Gewicht: 1143 g

Reihe: Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology

Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological condition, affecting children and adults, and can occur in a variety of medical settings. It has many causes and many forms, and a variable prognosis. Mortality and morbidity are high, social and legal consequences can stretch well beyond the purely medical, and its management is often poor.

Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology (OTCN) series, this volume covers the scientific basis, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of epilepsy and epileptic seizures. Written by internationally-renowned specialists, each chapter comprehensively covers the current knowledge and evidence base related to each aspect of the disorder, with an emphasis on the personal experience of the authors.

The print edition of the Oxford Textbook of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures is complemented by an online version, which allows access to the full content of the textbook, contains links from the references to primary research journal articles, enables full text searches, and provides access to figures and tables that can be downloaded to PowerPoint®. This textbook will prove a useful clinical reference for neurologists and senior trainees in neurology, an educational manual for trainees, and will offer practical assistance to all physicians advising people with epilepsy.

Zielgruppe

This textbook will be essential reading for all neurologists, senior trainees in neurology, and other physicians advising patients with epilepsy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cook, Mark

Lhatoo, Samden

Shorvon, Simon

Guerrini, Renzo

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Florin Amzica: Neurophysiology of epilepsy
2: Renzo Guerrini and Elena Parrini: Neurogenetics of epilepsy
3: Edward Hogan, Lawrence Eisenman, and B. Keith Day: Neurochemistry of epilepsy
4: Ingmar Blumcke: Developmental neurobiology, neuroanatomy, and neuropathology of epilepsy
5: Shichuo Li, Ding Ding, and Jianzhong Wu: Definitions and epidemiology of epilepsy
6: Simon Shorvon: The causes of epilepsy
7: Renzo Guerrini and Carmen Barba: Classification, clinical symptoms, and syndromes
8: Kristina Malmgren, Markus Reuber, and Richard Appleton: Differential diagnosis of epilepsy
9: Stephan U. Schuele, Adriana C. Bermeo, and Samden D. Lhatoo: EEG in the investigation of epilepsy
10: Trevor T.-J. Chong and Mark Cook: Neuroimaging in the Investigation of epilepsy
11: Simon Shorvon: The biochemical, haematological, histological, immunological, and genetic investigation of epilepsy
12: Peter Wolf, Katia Lin, and Marina Nikanorova: Non-pharmacological therapy of epilepsy
13: Michael R. Johnson and John J. Craig: Reproductive aspects of epilepsy
14: Elia Pestana Knight and Ingrid E. B. Tuxhorn: Neonatal seizures and infantile onset epilepsies
15: Renzo Guerrini and Carla Marini: Epileptic encephalopathies
16: Renzo Guerrini: Principles of treatment of epilepsy in children and adolescents
17: Tom Berney and Shoumitro Deb: Epilepsy in learning disability
18: Trevor T.-J. Chong and Wendyl D'Souza: Epilepsy in the elderly
19: Marco Mula: Psychiatric co-morbidity in epilepsy
20: Gagandeep Singh, J. M. K. Murthy, and Ashalata Radhakrishnan: Epilepsy due to traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebrovascular disease (CVD), central nervous system (CNS) infections and brain tumours
21: Aidan Neligan: Epilepsy in renal, hepatic, and other conditions
22: Zachary Grinspan and Shlomo Shinnar: Management of patients with first seizure and early epilepsy
23: Simon Shorvon: The medical treatment of chronic active epilepsy
24: Jerry J. Shih: Epilepsy in remission
25: Philip N. Patsalos: Drug interactions
26: Mark Cook and Simon Shorvon: The pharmacokinetics and clinical therapeutics of the antiepileptic drugs
27: Samden D. Lhatoo: Principles of epilepsy surgery
28: Simon V. Liubinas, Andrew P. Morokoff, and Terence J. O'Brien: Resective surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy
29: Shahram Amina and Hans O. Lüders: Resective surgery of extra-temporal epilepsy
30: Paul A.J.M. Boon and Kristl E. Vonck: Vagal berve stimulation and deep brain stimulation in epilepsy
31: Kitti Kaiboriboon and Samden Lhatoo: Other surgeries for epilepsy and new approaches
32: Andrea O. Rossetti: Management of seizures and of epilepsy in the emergency department
33: Erich Schmutzhard and Bettina Pfausler: The management of status epilepticus on the intensive care unit
34: Ann Jacoby: Epilepsy and employment
35: Sarah J. Wilson and Jessie Bendavid: Sexual and emotional behaviour in epilepsy
36: Sallie Baxendale: Cognition and memory in adults
37: Morris Odell: Legal aspects of epilepsy and epilepsy and driving

Über Autor(innen)

Simon Shorvon is a Professor of Neurology at the UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, and a Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.

Renzo Guerrini is Professor of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, and Director of the Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories at the Children's Hospital, A. Meyer-University of Florence, Italy.

Mark Cook is Professor and Director of Neurology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Samden Lhatoo is a Professor of Neurology at the Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University Hospital, Cleveland, USA.