Management of Seizures in Neurosurgical Practice

Seizures are a presenting feature of many neurosurgical disorders, and can arise as a result of neurosurgical treatment or its complications. Recognition and effective management of seizures can be life-saving, and will minimise long term seizure induced morbidity. In this Element the authors describe seizure diagnosis, emergency and ongoing management, and considerations in neurosurgical conditions.

List of contents

Introduction; What is a Seizure?; Seizure Types; Management of Seizures; Seizures and Neurosurgical Conditions; Epilepsy Surgery; Considerations for Discharge; Neurosurgical Cases.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Duncan, Duncan Susan, Julie Woodfield, Woodfield Julie
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009487252
• ISBN: 978-1-009-48725-2
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Elements in Emergency Neurosurgery
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; neurosurgery, MEDICAL / Diseases, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Pathology, MEDICAL / Neurology, MEDICAL / Surgery / Neurosurgery, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Diseases & disorders, Neurosciences, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Accident & emergency medicine, Accident and emergency medicine, Chronic diseases and conditions