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

• Pubblicazione: Chichester [England] : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011; ©2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 307 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 616.8/53
• Soggetto topico: Epilepsy; Adulthood
• Persona (resp. second.): CascinoGregory; SirvenJoseph I.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Adult epilepsy
• ISBN: 9786613175359; 9781119956327; 1119956323; 9780470975022; 0470975024; 9780470975039; 0470975032; 9781283175357; 1283175355; 9780470976197; 0470976195
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019450803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II