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Zusatztext This is an authoritative and fairly comprehensive text on epilepsy, epileptic seizures, and other neurological disorders. We commend the editors for their terrific skills in planning, compiling, and organizing the materials; and the numerous contributing chapter authors for sharing their expert knowledge by writing on their specialties. A job well done indeed, by all. Informationen zum Autor Simon Shorvon is a Professor of Neurology at the UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, and a Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.Renzo Guerrini is Professor of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, and Director of the Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories at the Children's Hospital, A. Meyer-University of Florence, Italy.Mark Cook is Professor and Director of Neurology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.Samden Lhatoo is a Professor of Neurology at the Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University Hospital, Cleveland, USA. Klappentext Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology (OTCN) series, this volume covers the scientific basis, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of epilepsy and epileptic seizures, and is complemented by an online edition.Includes 12 months access to the online version Zusammenfassung Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological condition, affecting children and adults, and can occur in a variety of medical settings. It has many causes and many forms, and a variable prognosis. Mortality and morbidity are high, social and legal consequences can stretch well beyond the purely medical, and its management is often poor.Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology (OTCN) series, this volume covers the scientific basis, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of epilepsy and epileptic seizures. Written by internationally-renowned specialists, each chapter comprehensively covers the current knowledge and evidence base related to each aspect of the disorder, with an emphasis on the personal experience of the authors. The print edition of the Oxford Textbook of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures is complemented by an online version, which allows access to the full content of the textbook, contains links from the references to primary research journal articles, enables full text searches, and provides access to figures and tables that can be downloaded to PowerPoint®. This textbook will prove a useful clinical reference for neurologists and senior trainees in neurology, an educational manual for trainees, and will offer practical assistance to all physicians advising people with epilepsy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Florin Amzica: Neurophysiology of epilepsy 2: Renzo Guerrini and Elena Parrini: Neurogenetics of epilepsy 3: Edward Hogan, Lawrence Eisenman, and B. Keith Day: Neurochemistry of epilepsy 4: Ingmar Blumcke: Developmental neurobiology, neuroanatomy, and neuropathology of epilepsy 5: Shichuo Li, Ding Ding, and Jianzhong Wu: Definitions and epidemiology of epilepsy 6: Simon Shorvon: The causes of epilepsy 7: Renzo Guerrini and Carmen Barba: Classification, clinical symptoms, and syndromes 8: Kristina Malmgren, Markus Reuber, and Richard Appleton: Differential diagnosis of epilepsy 9: Stephan U. Schuele, Adriana C. Bermeo, and Samden D. Lhatoo: EEG in the investigation of epilepsy 10: Trevor T.-J. Chong and Mark Cook: Neuroimaging in the Investigation of epilepsy 11: Simon Shorvon: The biochemical, haematological, histological, immunological, and genetic investigation of epilepsy 12: Peter Wolf, Katia Lin, and Marina Nikanorova: Non-pharmacological therapy of epilepsy 13: Michael R. Johnson and John J. Craig: Reproductive aspects of epilepsy 14: Elia Pestana Knight and Ingrid E. B. Tuxhorn: Neonatal seizures and infantile onset epilepsies 15: Renzo Guerrini and Carla Marini: Epileptic encephalopathies ...
