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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300241203321

Titolo

Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders : A Clinical Guide / / edited by Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, Amer Alshekhlee, Prachi Mehndiratta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

1-4939-2559-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Disciplina

610

616.12

616.8

617.48

Soggetti

Neurology 

Cardiology

Neurosurgery

Neurology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1- Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy in Cerebrovascular Disease -- Chapter 2: Seizures in Ischemic Stroke -- Chapter 3: Seizures in Intracerebral Hemorrhage -- Chapter 4: Seizures in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage -- Chapter 5: Seizures in subdural hematoma -- Chapter 6: Seizures in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations -- Chapter 7: Seizures in Arteriovenous Malformations -- Chapter 8: Seizures in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis -- Chapter 9: Pediatric Stroke and Seizures -- Chapter 10: Medical Management of Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive and practical book fills the current knowledge gap about the incidence and characteristics of seizures in all kinds of cerebrovascular disorders.  Chapters are divided according to the nature of cerebrovascular diseases and highlight incidence, early versus late onset seizure types, pathophysiology, electro-clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis.  Authored by leaders in the field of epilepsy and stroke, Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders is an excellent resource for the daily management of patients suffering from



this disease overlap. .