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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019450803321

Titolo

Adult epilepsy / / edited by Gregory D. Cascino and Joseph I. Sirven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [England] : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

9786613175359

9781119956327

1119956323

9780470975022

0470975024

9780470975039

0470975032

9781283175357

1283175355

9780470976197

0470976195

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 307 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

616.8/53

Soggetti

Epilepsy

Adulthood

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Seizure and epilepsy syndromes classification -- Epidemiology of seizure disorders -- The role of routine electroencephalography -- Neuroimaging in epilepsy -- Video-EEG monitoring data -- Etiologies of seizures -- The evaluation of nonepileptic paroxysmal events -- Mechanism of action of antiepileptic drugs -- Antiepileptic drugs : pharmacology, epilepsy indications, and selection -- Idiopathic generalized epilepsies -- Symptomatic generalized epilepsies -- Overview of diagnosis and medical treatment of partial epilepsies -- Medial temporal lobe epilepsy -- Substrate-directed epilepsy -- Non-substrate-directed partial epilepsy -- Surgical treatment.



Sommario/riassunto

Designed to provide a comprehensive but accessible introduction to epilepsy and seizure disorders, 'Adult Epilepsy' provides state-of-the-art information in a concise format useful to a wide audience, from neurology residents to epilepsy fellows and practitioners.