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This comprehensive and practical book fills the current knowledge gap about the incidence and characteristics of seizures in all kinds of cerebrovascular disorders. Chapters are divided according to the nature of cerebrovascular diseases and highlight incidence, early versus late onset seizure types, pathophysiology, electro-clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis. Authored by leaders in the field of epilepsy and stroke, Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders is an excellent resource for the daily management of patients suffering from this disease overlap.
List of contents
Chapter 1- Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy in Cerebrovascular Disease.- Chapter 2: Seizures in Ischemic Stroke.- Chapter 3: Seizures in Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Chapter 4: Seizures in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Chapter 5: Seizures in subdural hematoma.- Chapter 6: Seizures in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations.- Chapter 7: Seizures in Arteriovenous Malformations.- Chapter 8: Seizures in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis.- Chapter 9: Pediatric Stroke and Seizures.- Chapter 10: Medical Management of Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders.
About the author
Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, MD, FAAN, FANA
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director, Epilepsy Center
George Washington University
MFA 2150
Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Suite 7-404
Washington DC, 20037
Amer Alshekhlee, MD, MSc
Vascular and Interventional Neurology
Director: DePaul Comprehensive Stroke Center-SSM Neuroscience Institutes
Associate Professor of Neurology, St. Louis University
12255 DePaul Drive, Suite 200
St. Louis, Missouri 63044
Prachi Mehndiratta, MD
Vascular Neurology Fellow, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Summary
This comprehensive and practical book fills the current knowledge gap about the incidence and characteristics of seizures in all kinds of cerebrovascular disorders. Chapters are divided according to the nature of cerebrovascular diseases and highlight incidence, early versus late onset seizure types, pathophysiology, electro-clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis. Authored by leaders in the field of epilepsy and stroke, Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders is an excellent resource for the daily management of patients suffering from this disease overlap.
