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Informationen zum Autor Gregory Cascino is a Professor of Neurology and principal investigator at the Mayo Clinic, in the National Institutes of Health funded study Epilepsy Phenome Genome Project (EPGP) beginning in 2007. He is interested in the care and management of patients with seizures and epilepsy and the evaluation of patients for surgical treatment of epilepsy.Joseph Sirven is a Professor of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic and chair of neurology at Mayo Clinic Arizona. His main interests are in Epilepsy and Seizure Treatments in Adults and Children (particularly older adults), Epilepsy Surgery, Electroencephalography, Investigational Antiepilepsy Drugs, Status Epilepticus, Vagal Nerve Stimulator, Ketogenic Diet. Klappentext Practical guidance for managing your adult epilepsy patientsEpilepsy is a complex condition. Great care is needed in identifying the best care for each individual patient based on their seizure pattern and response to the many management options available. Adult Epilepsy presents concise and contemporary advice on the clinical challenges associated with the diagnostic evaluation and management of adults with epilepsy and seizure disorders. Following a brief review of the pathophysiology of epilepsy, the experienced author team guides you on:* Diagnostic evaluation using EEG and neuroimaging technologies* Generalized epilepsies* Partial epilepsies* The principles of medical management* Selection of patients for epilepsy surgeryAdult Epilepsy helps you effectively and efficiently diagnose and manage your patients suffering from epilepsy and seizures.Titles of Related InterestThe Treatment of Epilepsy, Shorvon, Perruca, Engel (eds); ISBN 978-1-4051-8383-3Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment, Shorvon; ISBN 978-1-4051-9818-9Atlas of EEG in Critical Care ,Hirsch and Brenner (eds); ISBN 978-0-470-98786-5Clinical Electrophysiology: A Handbook for Neurologists, Kaplan and Nguyen; ISBN 978-1-4051-8529-5 Zusammenfassung 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. This illustrated guide to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of epilepsy is a valuable resource enabling clinicians to stay on top of the latest recommendations for best practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors.Preface.1 Introduction: epilepsy (Gregory D. Cascino).1.1 Epilepsy care: beginnings of observation and recognition.1.2 Epilepsy care: initial understanding and treatment.1.3 Epilepsy care: the Mayo Clinic.Section 1 Pathophysiology and epidemiology of seizures and epilepsy.2 Seizure and epilepsy syndromes classification (Jerry J. Shih).2.1 Introduction.2.2 The classification of epileptic seizures.2.3 Conclusion.3 Epidemiology of seizure disorders (Joseph I. Sirven).3.1 Incidence and prevalence of epilepsy.3.2 Incidence and prevalence of acute symptomatic seizures.3.3 Looking beyond epidemiology: the state of epilepsy care in the United States.3.4 Risk factors for epilepsy.3.5 Conclusion.Section 2 Diagnostic evaluation.4 The role of routine scalp electroencephalography (Terrence D. Lagerlund and Gregory A. Worrell).4.1 Introduction.4.2 Clinical application of EEG.4.3 Scalp EEG recording methods.4.4 Activation procedures.4.5 Interictal discharges correlated with epilepsy.4.6 Epileptic syndromes and the role of EEG.4.7 Conclusions.5 Neuroimaging in epilepsy (Gregory D. Cascino).5.1 Introduction.5.2 Magnetic resonance imaging.5.3 Functional neuroimaging.6 Video-EEG monitoring data (Elson L. So).6.1 Introduction.6.2 Pre-monitoring evaluation and preparation.6.3 Management during monitoring.6.4 Discharge management.Acknowledgments.7 Etiologies of seizures (Katherine H. Noe and Korwyn Williams).7.1 In...
