Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pathologic substrates and mechanisms of epileptogenesis -- Epidemiology and natural history of epilepsy -- Epileptogenesis, genetics, and epilepsy substrates -- Basic principles of electroencephalography -- Epileptic seizures and syndromes -- Epilepsy conditions: diagnosis and treatment -- Diagnosis and treatment of seizures in special clinical settings -- Differential diagnosis of epilepsy -- Antiepileptic medications -- General principles of antiepileptic drug therapy -- Specific antiepileptic medications and other therapies -- Epilepsy surgery -- Identifying surgical candidates and defining the epileptogenic zone -- Mappig eloquent cortex -- Strategies for epilepsy surgery -- Psychosocial aspects of epilepsy.

"In one convenient source, this book provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options. For this Fifth Edition, the editors have replaced or significantly revised approximately 30 to 50 percent of the chapters, and have updated all of them. Dr. Wyllie has invited three new editors: Gregory Cascino, MD, at Mayo Clinic, adult epileptologist with special expertise in neuroimaging; Barry Gidal, PharmD, RPh, at University of Wisconsin, a pharmacologist with phenomenal expertise in antiepileptic medications; and Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, a pediatric neurologist at the University of Virginia. A fully searchable companion website will include the full text online and supplementary material such as seizure videos, additional EEG tracings, and more color illustrations"--Provided by publisher.