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This expanded edition represents the state of the art and captures many changes in our understanding of status epilepticus over the past decade. Varied characteristics and treatment approaches, the growing use of continuous EEG monitoring, and insights into the underlying biology and pathophysiology of convulsive and nonconvulsive SE are covered in depth. Authored by leading neurologists, epileptologists, and clinical neurophysiologists from around the world, this volume prepares the clinician to confront these multifaceted, sometimes subtle, and occasionally life-threatening conditions.
List of contents
Part I Overview.- Chapter 1 History of Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 2 Types of Status Epilepticus: Definitions and Classification.- Chapter 3 The Epidemiology of Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 4 Nonepileptic Psychogenic Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 5 Periodic EEG Patterns.- Chapter 6 Imaging in Status Epilepticus.- Part II Convulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 7 Causes, Manifestations, and Complications of Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Adults.- Chapter 8 Unusual Causes of Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 9 Clinical Consequences of Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 10 Neuropathology of Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 11 Focal Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 12 Myoclonic Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 13 Anoxic Myoclonic Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 14 Tonic, Clonic, and Atonic Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 15 Status Epilepticus in the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies.- Chapter 16 Early Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 17 Treatment of Refractory and Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 18 Nonpharmacologic Treatments of Status Epilepticus.-Part III Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 19 Evolving Concepts of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 20 Clinical Presentations of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 21 Cognitive Manifestations of Focal Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 22 Initial Treatment of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 23 Continuous EEG Monitoring for Status Epilepticus.- Chapter 24 The Management of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus in Adults.- Chapter 25 Consequences of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus: Experimental and Clinical Evidence.- Chapter 26 Status Epilepticus in Neonates.- Chapter 27 Pediatric Status Epilepticus: Initial Management and the Special Syndromes of Status Epilepticus in Children.- Chapter 28 Status Epilepticus in Critically Ill Children.- Chapter 29 Designing New Studies in Status Epilepticus.
About the author
Frank W. Drislane, MD
Department of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Peter W. Kaplan, MBBS, FRCP
Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Summary
This expanded edition represents the state of the art and captures many changes in our understanding of status epilepticus over the past decade. Varied characteristics and treatment approaches, the growing use of continuous EEG monitoring, and insights into the underlying biology and pathophysiology of convulsive and nonconvulsive SE are covered in depth. Authored by leading neurologists, epileptologists, and clinical neurophysiologists from around the world, this volume prepares the clinician to confront these multifaceted, sometimes subtle, and occasionally life-threatening conditions.
