Adult epilepsy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gregory D. Cascino and Joseph I. Sirven

• Pubblicazione: Chichester [England], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 307 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 616.853
• Soggetto topico: Epilepsy; Adulthood
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: 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: 1-119-95632-3; 9786613175359; 0-470-97502-4; 0-470-97503-2; 1-283-17535-5; 0-470-97619-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910265224803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II