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The Treatment of Epilepsy - Hardcover

 
9780632060467: The Treatment of Epilepsy
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0632060468 ISBN 13: 9780632060467
Verlag: Blackwell Science Ltd, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

"The second edition of the treatment of Epilepsy is a vital contribution to the field. The book’s primary focus is on the medical and surgical evaluation and treatment of the disease. Experts around the globe who have made seminal contributions to the treatment of epilepsy have contributed to the book, which preserves its flow and focus extremely well...This book is highly recommended and is a solid reference for anybody who is involved in the evaluation and medical care of patients with epilepsy." New England Journal of Medicine 352;7


There is a wide variety of different types of epilepsy and seizures and a large array of available treatments suited to differing clinical situations. Consequently, the successful treatment of epilepsy is a complex process involving careful and rational analysis of a large number of variables and is rarely achieved. In recent years, there have been rapid advances both in medical and surgical treatments and and the complexity of treatment has increased still further. There remain important unresolved issues and controversies. Most of the existing large books on the subject either concentrate too much on the biology and phenomenology of epilepsy at the expense of therapy or else fail to balance the medical and surgical treatments available. This book aims to be the definitive textbook on medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy and to act as a clinical reference book with a strong practical bias.

It will take the form of a detailed review and distillation of the literature rather than a presentation of individual research and will provide answers to the diversity of questions encountered in day to day clinical practice. In this way, the clinician will be guided through the difficult decision-making processes involved in the successful diagnosis and therapy.

After a concise summary of the recent scientific developments in epileptology and discussion of the classification and diagnosis of epilepsy, the large medical will cover in detail the indications, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicity and outcome of drug treatment. The surgical section will cover indications, patient selection, pre-surgical assessment, surgical technique, anaesthesia, complications and outcome.

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Epilepsy is a common and important neurological condition, and its treatment has become increasingly complex in recent years. In contrast to many existing large volumes on epilepsy, where the coverage of the biology and phenomenology of the condition dominates, this textbook concentrates on the clinical treatment and day-to-day management of epilepsy. The first edition was published in 1996 and has become a standard text in the field. Since then, the science of epilepsy has advanced remarkably, and this second edition has been fully revised to reflect these advances as they relate to treatment, with 28 new chapters, 108 contributors from 19 countries, and 2 new editors. The primary purpose of the book however has not changed. As before, it is to provide a systematic survey of the whole field of contemporary treatment. Medical and surgical therapies are both covered in depth, as are the principles of treatment in different clinical contexts. A deliberately international perspective is taken, and account taken of the changing social and cultural aspects of modern epilepsy practice.

The book is a reference work with a strong practical bias, aiming to guide clinical practise and rational therapy in the sometimes difficult decisions involved in successful therapy. This definitive text is a source of reference and assistance for neurologists and neurosurgeons, other clinicians and trainees at all levels who treat patients with epilepsy.

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Verlag
Blackwell Science Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0632060468
ISBN 13 
9780632060467
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
976
Herausgeber
Shorvon S. D., Fish David R., Perucca Emilio, Dodson W. Edwin
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