The treatment of epilepsy : principles and practice

Thoroughly updated, the Fourth Edition of The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice remains the most comprehensive single-volume clinical reference on the epilepsies. In one convenient source, the book provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary t...

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Other Authors:	Gupta, Ajay, 1965-, Lachhwani, Deepak K, Wyllie, Elaine
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006 Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : 2006 Philadelphia : [2006]
Edition:	4th ed
Subjects:	Epilepsy > Treatment Epilepsy Epilepsy > therapy Epilepsy > diagnosis Electronic books Computer network resources

Table of Contents:

Part I: Pathologic Substrates and Mechanisms of Epileptogenesis
Section A: Neurodevelopment and Pathological Substrates of Epilepsy
Section B: Cellular Aspects of Epileptogenesis
Part II: Basic Principles of Electroencephalography
Part III: Epileptic Seizures and Syndromes
Section A: Epileptic Seizures
Section B: Epilepsy Syndromes: Diagnosis and Treatment
Section C: Diagnosis and Treatment of Seizures in Special Clinical Settings
Section D: Differential Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Part IV: Antiepileptic Medications
Section A: General Principles of Antiepileptic Drug Therapy
Section B: Specific Antiepileptic Medications and Other Therapies
Part V: Epilepsy Surgery
Section A: Identification of Candidates and Presurgical Evaluation
Section B: Epilepsy Surgery in Specific Settings
Part VI: Psychosocial Aspects of Epilepsy
Foreword / Daniel H. Lowenstein
1 Atlas of pathologic substrates of epilepsy / Richard A. Prayson and Ajay Gupta
2. Human nervous system development and malformations / Harvey B. Sarnat and Laura Flores-Sarnat
3. Malformations of cortical development and epilepsy / William B. Dobyns and Ruben Kuzniecky
4. Hippocampal anatomy and hippocampal sclerosis / Imad Najm, Henri Duvernoy and Stephan Schuele
5. Basic cellular neurophysiology / Stephen W. Jones
6. Mechanisms of epileptogenesis and experimental models of seizures / Imad Najm, Gabriel Moddel and Damir Janigro
7. Genetic aspects of epilepsy and genetics of idiopathic generalized epilepsy / Ajay Gupta and Ingrid E. Scheffer
8. Epidemiologic aspects of epilepsy / Anne T. Berg
9. The natural history of seizures / W. Allen Hauser
10. Neurophysiologic basis of the electroencephalogram / Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Christian E. Elger and Ulrich Altrup
11. Localization and field determination in electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography / Richard C. Burgess, Masaki Iwasaki and Dileep Nair
12. Application of electroencephalography in the diagnosis of epilepsy / David R. Chabolla and Gregory D. Cascino
13. Electroencephalographic atlas of epileptiform abnormalities / Soheyl Noachtar and Elaine Wyllie
14. Classification of seizures / Christoph Kellinghaus, Hans O. Luders and Elaine Wyllie
App. Proposal for revised clinical and electrographic classification of epileptic seizures : Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy (1981)
15. Epileptic auras / Norman K. So
16. Focal seizures with impaired consciousness / Prakash Kotagal and Tobias Loddenkemper
17. Focal motor seizures, epilepsia partialis continua, and supplementary sensorimotor seizures / Andreas V. Alexopoulos and Dudley S. Dinner
18. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures / Bruce J. Fisch and Piotr W. Olejniczak
19. Absence seizures / Selim R. Benbadis and Samuel F. Berkovic
20. Atypical absence, myoclonic, tonic, and atonic seizures / William O. Tatum IV and Kevin Farrell
21. Epileptic spasms / W. Donald Shields and Susan Koh
22. Classification of the epilepsies / Tobias Loddenkemper, Hans O. Luders, Imad M. Najm and Elaine Wyllie
App. Proposal for revised classification of epilepsies and epileptic syndromes : Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy (1989)
23. Symptomatic focal epilepsies / Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer
24. Idiopathic and benign partial epilepsies of childhood / Elaine C. Wirrell, Carol S. Camfield and Peter R. Camfield
25. Idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndromes of childhood and adolescence / Tobias Loddenkemper, Selim R. Benbadis, Jose M. Serratosa and Samuel F. Berkovic
26. The myoclonic epilepsies / Renzo Guerrini, Paolo Bonanni, Carla Marini and Lucio Parmeggiani
27. Encephalopathic generalized epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome / Kevin Farrell and William O. Tatum IV
28. Rasmussen's encephalitis (chronic focal encephalitis) / Francois Dubeau
29. Continuous spike wave of slow sleep and Landau-Kleffner syndrome / Brian Neville and J. Helen Cross
30. Epilepsy with reflex seizures / Benjamin G. Zifkin and Frederick Andermann
31. Less common epilepsy syndromes and epilepsy associated with chromosomal abnormalities / Sophia Varadkar and J. Helen Cross
32. Neonatal seizures / Robert R. Clancy and Eli M. Mizrahi
33. Febrile seizures / Michael Duchowny
34. Posttraumatic epilepsy / Jayanthi Mani and Elizabeth Barry
35. Epilepsy in the setting of cerebrovascular disease / Bernd Pohlmann-Eden, Martin Del Campo, Neil R. Friedman and Deepak K. Lachhwani
36. Epilepsy in the setting of neurocutaneous syndromes / Prakash Kotagal and Deepak K. Lachhwani
37. Epilepsy in the setting of inherited metabolic and mitochondrial disorders / Linda D. Leary, Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo
38. Seizures associated with nonneurologic medical conditions / Stephan Eisenschenk and Robin L. Gilmore
39. Epilepsy in patients with multiple handicaps / John M. Pellock
40. Epilepsy in the elderly / Ilo E. Leppik and Angela K. Birnbaum
41. Status epilepticus / James J. Riviello, Jr.
42. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures / Selim R. Benbadis
43. Other nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders / John M. Pellock
44. Antiepileptic drug development and experimental models / Jacqueline A. French
45. Pharmacokinetics and pharamacodynamics of antiepileptic drugs / Blaise F. D. Bourgeois
App. Selected drug interactions between antiepileptic drugs and other types of medications / Kay C. Kyllonen and Ajay Gupta
46. Pharmacokinetics of antiepileptic drugs in infants and children / Gail D. Anderson and Jong M. Rho
47. Initiation and discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs / Varda Gross Tsur, Christine O'Dell and Shlomo Shinnar
48. Hormones, catamenial epilepsy, and reproductive and bone health in epilepsy / Martha J. Morrell
49. Treatment of epilepsy during pregnancy / Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer
50. Treatment of epilepsy in the setting of renal and liver disease / Jane G. Boggs, Elizabeth Waterhouse and Robert J. DeLorenzo
51. Monitoring for adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs / L. James Willmore, Andrew Pickens IV and John M. Pellock
52. Pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic medications / Tracy A. Glauser and Diego A. Morita
53. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine / Carlos A. M. Guerreiro and Marilisa M. Guerreiro
54. Valproate / Blaise F. D. Bourgeois
55. Phenytoin and fosphenytoin / Diego A. Morita and Tracy A. Glauser
56. Phenobarbital and primidone / Blaise F. D. Bourgeois
57. Ethosuximide / Tracy A. Glauser and Diego A. Morita
58. Benzodiazepines / L. John Greenfield, Jr., Howard C. Rosenberg and Richard W. Homan
59. Gabapentin and pregabalin / Michael J. McLean and Barry E. Gidal
60. Lamotrigine / Frank G. Gilliam and Barry E. Gidal
61. Topiramate / Michael D. Privitera
62. Zonisamide / Timothy E. Welty
63. Levetiracetam / Joseph I. Sirven and Joseph F. Drazkowski
64. Tiagabine / Steven C. Schachter
65. Felbamate / R. Edward Faught
66. Vigabatrin / Elinor Ben-Menachem
67. Adrenocorticotropin and steroids / Melinda A. Nolan and O. Carter Snead III
68. Newer antiepileptic drugs / Norman Delanty and Jacqueline A. French
69. Less commonly used entiepileptic drugs / Basim M. Uthman and Ahmad Beydoun
70. The ketogenic diet / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo
71. Vagus nerve stimulation therapy / James W. Wheless
72. Issues of medical intractability for surgical candidacy / Patrick Kwan and Martin J. Brodie
73. Recognition of potential surgical candidates and video-electroencephalographic evaluation / Gregory D. Cascino
74. Magnetic resonance imaging techniques in the evaluation for epilepsy surgery / Susanne Knake and P. Ellen Grant
75. The intracarotid amobarbital procedure / Max R. Trenerry and David W. Loring
76. Metabolic and functional neuroimaging / William D. Gaillard
77. Intracranial electroencephalography and localization studies / Selim R. Benbadis, Elaine Wyllie and William E. Bingaman
78. Hippocampal sclerosis and dual pathology / Evan J. Fertig and Susan S. Spencer
79. Resection for uncontrolled epilepsy in the setting of focal lesions on MRI : tumor, vascular malformation, trauma, and infarction / Dennis D. Spencer and Alexandre C. Carpentier
80. Epilepsy surgery in focal malformations of cortical development / Jorge A. Gonzalez-Martinez, Imad M. Najm, William E. Bingaman and Paul M. Ruggieri
81. Hemispherectomy : medications, technical approaches, and results / Jose Luis Montes, Jean-Pierre Farmer, Frederick Andermann and Chantal Poulin
Foreword / Daniel H. Lowenstein
1 Atlas of pathologic substrates of epilepsy / Richard A. Prayson and Ajay Gupta
2. Human nervous system development and malformations / Harvey B. Sarnat and Laura Flores-Sarnat
3. Malformations of cortical development and epilepsy / William B. Dobyns and Ruben Kuzniecky
4. Hippocampal anatomy and hippocampal sclerosis / Imad Najm, Henri Duvernoy and Stephan Schuele
5. Basic cellular neurophysiology / Stephen W. Jones
6. Mechanisms of epileptogenesis and experimental models of seizures / Imad Najm, Gabriel Moddel and Damir Janigro
7. Genetic aspects of epilepsy and genetics of idiopathic generalized epilepsy / Ajay Gupta and Ingrid E. Scheffer
8. Epidemiologic aspects of epilepsy / Anne T. Berg
9. The natural history of seizures / W. Allen Hauser
10. Neurophysiologic basis of the electroencephalogram / Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Christian E. Elger and Ulrich Altrup
11. Localization and field determination in electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography / Richard C. Burgess, Masaki Iwasaki and Dileep Nair
12. Application of electroencephalography in the diagnosis of epilepsy / David R. Chabolla and Gregory D. Cascino
13. Electroencephalographic atlas of epileptiform abnormalities / Soheyl Noachtar and Elaine Wyllie
14. Classification of seizures / Christoph Kellinghaus, Hans O. Luders and Elaine Wyllie
App. Proposal for revised clinical and electrographic classification of epileptic seizures : Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy (1981)
15. Epileptic auras / Norman K. So
16. Focal seizures with impaired consciousness / Prakash Kotagal and Tobias Loddenkemper
17. Focal motor seizures, epilepsia partialis continua, and supplementary sensorimotor seizures / Andreas V. Alexopoulos and Dudley S. Dinner
18. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures / Bruce J. Fisch and Piotr W. Olejniczak
19. Absence seizures / Selim R. Benbadis and Samuel F. Berkovic
20. Atypical absence, myoclonic, tonic, and atonic seizures / William O. Tatum IV and Kevin Farrell
21. Epileptic spasms / W. Donald Shields and Susan Koh
22. Classification of the epilepsies / Tobias Loddenkemper, Hans O. Luders, Imad M. Najm and Elaine Wyllie
App. Proposal for revised classification of epilepsies and epileptic syndromes : Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy (1989)
23. Symptomatic focal epilepsies / Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer
24. Idiopathic and benign partial epilepsies of childhood / Elaine C. Wirrell, Carol S. Camfield and Peter R. Camfield
25. Idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndromes of childhood and adolescence / Tobias Loddenkemper, Selim R. Benbadis, Jose M. Serratosa and Samuel F. Berkovic
26. The myoclonic epilepsies / Renzo Guerrini, Paolo Bonanni, Carla Marini and Lucio Parmeggiani
27. Encephalopathic generalized epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome / Kevin Farrell and William O. Tatum IV
28. Rasmussen's encephalitis (chronic focal encephalitis) / Francois Dubeau
29. Continuous spike wave of slow sleep and Landau-Kleffner syndrome / Brian Neville and J. Helen Cross
30. Epilepsy with reflex seizures / Benjamin G. Zifkin and Frederick Andermann
31. Less common epilepsy syndromes and epilepsy associated with chromosomal abnormalities / Sophia Varadkar and J. Helen Cross
32. Neonatal seizures / Robert R. Clancy and Eli M. Mizrahi
33. Febrile seizures / Michael Duchowny
34. Posttraumatic epilepsy / Jayanthi Mani and Elizabeth Barry
35. Epilepsy in the setting of cerebrovascular disease / Bernd Pohlmann-Eden, Martin Del Campo, Neil R. Friedman and Deepak K. Lachhwani
36. Epilepsy in the setting of neurocutaneous syndromes / Prakash Kotagal and Deepak K. Lachhwani
37. Epilepsy in the setting of inherited metabolic and mitochondrial disorders / Linda D. Leary, Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo
38. Seizures associated with nonneurologic medical conditions / Stephan Eisenschenk and Robin L. Gilmore
39. Epilepsy in patients with multiple handicaps / John M. Pellock
40. Epilepsy in the elderly / Ilo E. Leppik and Angela K. Birnbaum
41. Status epilepticus / James J. Riviello, Jr.
42. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures / Selim R. Benbadis
43. Other nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders / John M. Pellock
44. Antiepileptic drug development and experimental models / Jacqueline A. French
45. Pharmacokinetics and pharamacodynamics of antiepileptic drugs / Blaise F. D. Bourgeois
App. Selected drug interactions between antiepileptic drugs and other types of medications / Kay C. Kyllonen and Ajay Gupta
46. Pharmacokinetics of antiepileptic drugs in infants and children / Gail D. Anderson and Jong M. Rho
47. Initiation and discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs / Varda Gross Tsur, Christine O'Dell and Shlomo Shinnar
48. Hormones, catamenial epilepsy, and reproductive and bone health in epilepsy / Martha J. Morrell
49. Treatment of epilepsy during pregnancy / Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer
50. Treatment of epilepsy in the setting of renal and liver disease / Jane G. Boggs, Elizabeth Waterhouse and Robert J. DeLorenzo
51. Monitoring for adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs / L. James Willmore, Andrew Pickens IV and John M. Pellock
52. Pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic medications / Tracy A. Glauser and Diego A. Morita
53. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine / Carlos A. M. Guerreiro and Marilisa M. Guerreiro
54. Valproate / Blaise F. D. Bourgeois
55. Phenytoin and fosphenytoin / Diego A. Morita and Tracy A. Glauser
56. Phenobarbital and primidone / Blaise F. D. Bourgeois
57. Ethosuximide / Tracy A. Glauser and Diego A. Morita
58. Benzodiazepines / L. John Greenfield, Jr., Howard C. Rosenberg and Richard W. Homan
59. Gabapentin and pregabalin / Michael J. McLean and Barry E. Gidal
60. Lamotrigine / Frank G. Gilliam and Barry E. Gidal
61. Topiramate / Michael D. Privitera
62. Zonisamide / Timothy E. Welty
63. Levetiracetam / Joseph I. Sirven and Joseph F. Drazkowski
64. Tiagabine / Steven C. Schachter
65. Felbamate / R. Edward Faught
66. Vigabatrin / Elinor Ben-Menachem
67. Adrenocorticotropin and steroids / Melinda A. Nolan and O. Carter Snead III
68. Newer antiepileptic drugs / Norman Delanty and Jacqueline A. French
69. Less commonly used entiepileptic drugs / Basim M. Uthman and Ahmad Beydoun
70. The ketogenic diet / Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. and Darryl C. De Vivo
71. Vagus nerve stimulation therapy / James W. Wheless
72. Issues of medical intractability for surgical candidacy / Patrick Kwan and Martin J. Brodie
73. Recognition of potential surgical candidates and video-electroencephalographic evaluation / Gregory D. Cascino
74. Magnetic resonance imaging techniques in the evaluation for epilepsy surgery / Susanne Knake and P. Ellen Grant
75. The intracarotid amobarbital procedure / Max R. Trenerry and David W. Loring
76. Metabolic and functional neuroimaging / William D. Gaillard
77. Intracranial electroencephalography and localization studies / Selim R. Benbadis, Elaine Wyllie and William E. Bingaman
78. Hippocampal sclerosis and dual pathology / Evan J. Fertig and Susan S. Spencer
79. Resection for uncontrolled epilepsy in the setting of focal lesions on MRI : tumor, vascular malformation, trauma, and infarction / Dennis D. Spencer and Alexandre C. Carpentier
80. Epilepsy surgery in focal malformations of cortical development / Jorge A. Gonzalez-Martinez, Imad M. Najm, William E. Bingaman and Paul M. Ruggieri
81. Hemispherectomy : medications, technical approaches, and results / Jose Luis Montes, Jean-Pierre Farmer, Frederick Andermann and Chantal Poulin
82 Epilepsy surgery in the absence of a lesion on magnetic resonance imaging / Elson L. So
83. Epilepsy surgery in infants and children / Ajay Gupta, Elaine Wyllie and William E. Bingaman
84. Corpus callosotomy and multiple subpial transections / Michael C. Smith, Richard Byrne and Andres M. Kanner
85. Newer operative and stereotactic techniques and their application to hypothalamic hamartoma / A. Simon Harvey and Jeremy L. Freeman
86. Outcome and complications of epilepsy surgery / Deepak K. Lachhwani and Elaine Wyllie
87. Cognitive effects of epilepsy and antiepileptic medications / Kimford J. Meador
88. Psychiatric comorbidity of epilepsy / Steven C. Schachter
89. Driving and social issues in epilepsy / Joseph F. Drazkowski and Joseph I. Sirven
App. Indications for antiepileptic drugs sanctioned by the United States Food and Drug Administration / Kay C. Kyllonen.
82 Epilepsy surgery in the absence of a lesion on magnetic resonance imaging / Elson L. So
83. Epilepsy surgery in infants and children / Ajay Gupta, Elaine Wyllie and William E. Bingaman
84. Corpus callosotomy and multiple subpial transections / Michael C. Smith, Richard Byrne and Andres M. Kanner
85. Newer operative and stereotactic techniques and their application to hypothalamic hamartoma / A. Simon Harvey and Jeremy L. Freeman
86. Outcome and complications of epilepsy surgery / Deepak K. Lachhwani and Elaine Wyllie
87. Cognitive effects of epilepsy and antiepileptic medications / Kimford J. Meador
88. Psychiatric comorbidity of epilepsy / Steven C. Schachter
89. Driving and social issues in epilepsy / Joseph F. Drazkowski and Joseph I. Sirven
App. Indications for antiepileptic drugs sanctioned by the United States Food and Drug Administration / Kay C. Kyllonen.

The treatment of epilepsy : principles and practice

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