The Treatment of Epilepsy, fourth edition, is a comprehensive reference and clinical guide to the pharmacological, medical and surgical options available in the treatment of epilepsy. The text is compiled by a group of internationally renowned editors and contributors and is now in full color and extensively illustrated The first two sections cover the background to, and principles of, treatment in different clinical situations Section three comprises a series of systematic reviews of contemporary drug therapy, devoting one chapter to each anti–epileptic drug and covering all clinically–relevant aspects Section four focuses on the surgical options, devoting individual chapters to each of the modalities of presurgical assessment and to each surgical operation or approach This 4th edition is extensively revised incorporating the many recent developments in therapy, and comprises 81 chapters from world experts from 18 countries INDICE: List of Contributors .Preface to the Fourth Edition .Historical Introduction: The Drug Treatment of Epilepsy From 1857 to 2015Simon Shorvon .Section 1 Introduction (Lead editor: Simon Shorvon) .1 Classification, aetiology, and investigation of epilepsySimon Shorvon .2 Differential Diagnosis of EpilepsyMark Cook .3 Epileptogenesis and its preventionGiuliano Avanzini, Silvana Franceschetti .4 Antiepileptic Drug DiscoveryH. Steve White, Melissa Barker–Haliski .5 Antiepileptic drug developmentDieter Schmidt .6 Mechanisms of Antiepileptic Drug ActionMatthew C. Walker, Rainer Surges .7 Mechanisms of Tolerance and Drug ResistanceWolfgang Löscher, Dieter Schmidt .8 Epilepsy BiomarkersAsla Pitkänen, Jerome Engel Jr .Section 2 – Principles of Medical Management (Lead Ed: Simon Shorvon) .9 General Principles of Medical ManagementEmilio Perucca .10 Pharmacokinetic optimisation of therapySvein Johannessen, Cecilie Johannessen–Landmark, Emilio Perucca .11 Clinical approaches to management of adult epilepsySimon Shorvon .12 Management of Epilepsy in RemissionPatrick Kwan, Howan Leung, Xiaoting Hao .13 Management of Epilepsy in the first year of lifeElissa G. Yozawitz, Solomon L. Moshé .14 Management of Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes and epilepsy in specific diseases of childhoodColin D. Ferrie .15 Management of epilepsy in people with learning disabilitiesEylert Brodtkorb .16 Management of Epilepsy in the ElderlyHiba Arif, Lawrence J Hirsch .17 Emergency Treatment of Seizures and Status EpilepticusMatthew C. Walker, Simon Shorvon .18 Management of medical co–morbidies associated with epilepsyGagandeep Singh .19 Management of psychiatric co–morbidities associated with epilepsyBrent Elliott, Simon Shorvon .20 Prevention and Management of Side–effects of Antiepileptic DrugsGaetano Zaccara, Piero Perucca .21 Ketogenic and related dietsEric H. Kossoff, Courtney A. Haney .22 Complementary and Alternative Treatments for EpilepsySallie A. Baxendale .23 Reproductive Aspects of Epilepsy TreatmentTorbjörn Tomson .24 Genetic Counselling in EpilepsyFederico Zara .25 Drug InteractionsEdoardo Spina, Domenico Italiano .26 Medical Treatment of Epilepsy in Situations with Limited ResourcesPatrick Adjei .Section 3 – Antiepileptic Drugs (Lead editor: Emilio Perucca) .27 Introduction to the Choice of Antiepileptic DrugsEmilio Perucca .28 AcetazolamideMiri Y. Neufeld .29 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and CorticosteroidsFederico Vigevano, Maria Roberta Cilio .30 Benzodiazepines used in epilepsyEugen Trinka, Francesco Brigo .31 BrivaracetamJoseph D?Souza, Emilio Perucca .32 CarbamazepineTorbjörn Tomson .33 Eslicarbazepine AcetateMeir Bialer, Christian Elger .34 EthosuximideTracy A. Glauser, Emilio Perucca .35 FelbamateIlo E. Leppik, James R. White .36 GabapentinErnest R. Somerville, Andrew W. Michell, Arjune Sen .37 LacosamideRajesh Sachdeo, Roopal Karia .38 LamotrigineFumisuke Matsuo, Awais Riaz .39 LevetiracetamJacqueline A. French, Derek Chong .40 OxcarbazepineEdward Faught Jnr., Hyunmi Kim .41 PerampanelMartin J. Brodie .42 Phenobarbital, Primidone and Other BarbituratesRoberto Michelucci, Elena Pasini .43 PhenytoinMervyn J. Eadie .44 PiracetamSimon Shorvon .45 PregabalinPhilippe Ryvlin .46 RetigabineMichel Baulac .47 RufinamideVictor Biton .48 StiripentolTapani Keränen .49 TiagabineReetta Kälviäinen .50 TopiramateJ. Helen Cross, Catherine J. Riney .51 ValproateAnthony G. Marson, Graeme J. Sills .52 VigabatrinGünter Krämer, Gabriele Ch. Wohlrab .53 ZonisamideMichel Baulac .54 Other Drugs Rarely UsedMartin Holtkamp .55 Drugs in Clinical DevelopmentH. Steve White, Norman Delanty .Section 4 Presurgical Assessment and Epilepsy Surgery (Lead editor: Jerome Engel Jr) .56 Overview of Surgical Treatment for EpilepsyJerome Engel Jr .57 Scalp EEG in the Epilepsy Surgery EvaluationJohn M. Stern, Christine B. Baca .58 Invasive EEG in Presurgical Evaluation of EpilepsyDennis Spencer, Adithya Sivaraju .59 MEG in epilepsy surgery evaluationHermann Stefan, Paul Boon .60 MRI in the Presurgical EvaluationChristian E. Elger, Bernd Weber .61 PET and SPECT in Presurgical Evaluation of EpilepsyKarolien Goffin, Wim Van Paesschen .62 Special Neurophysiological TechniquesFrançois Mauguière, Julien Jung .63 Neuropsychological Testing in Presurgical EvaluationMarilyn Jones–Gotman, Gail L. Risse .64 Presurgical Psychiatric EvaluationAndres M. Kanner .65 Mesial Temporal Lobe Surgery and Other Lobar ResectionsItzhak Fried, James W. Leiphart .66 Resective Surgery of NeoplasmsGregory D. Cascino, Nicholas M. Wetjen .67 Resective Surgery of Vascular and Infective Lesions for EpilepsyChristopher E Uff, Neil D Kitchen .68 Surgery of Developmental Anomalies Causing EpilepsyAhyuda Oh, Joshua J. Chern, Youssef G. Comair .69 Hemispheric operations for EpilepsyGeorg Dorfmüller, Christine Bulteau, Olivier Delalande .70 Corpus CallosotomyDavid W. Roberts .71 Hypothalamic HamartomaJohn F. Kerrigan .72 Multiple subpial transectionAdriana Bermeo–Ovalle,Michael C. Smith .73 Awake Surgery for EpilepsyWebster H. Pilcher .74 Epilepsy Surgery in ChildrenJason S. Hauptman, Gary W. Mathern .75 Complications of Epilepsy SurgeryCharles E. Polkey .76 Anaesthesia for Epilepsy SurgeryBarbara M. Van de Wiele .77 Vagal Nerve StimulationSteven C. Schachter .78 Brain Stimulation for EpilepsyGregory K. Bergey, Robert S. Fisher .79 Non–Resective Approaches for Medically Intractable EpilepsyThomas J. Gianaris, Andrea G. Scherer,Nicholas M. Barbaro .80 Future focal treatments for epilepsyHannah Cock, Laura Mantoan Ritter .81 Epilepsy Surgery in Countries with Limited ResourcesAndre Palmini, Kurupath Radhakrishnan .Index
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