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Oxford textbook of epilepsy and epileptic seizures /

Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological condition, affecting children and adults, and can occur in a variety of medical settings. It has many causes and many forms, and a variable prognosis. Mortality and morbidity are high, social and legal consequences can stretch well beyond the purely m...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shorvon, S. D. (Simon D.) (Editor ), Guerrini, Renzo (Editor ), Cook, Mark (Neurologist) (Editor ), Lhatoo, Samden D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Colección:Oxford textbooks in clinical neurology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Neurophysiology of epilepsy / Florin Amzica
  • Neurogenetics of epilepsy / Renzo Guerrini and Elena Parrini
  • Neurochemistry of epilepsy / B. Keith Day, Lawrence Eisenman, and R. Edward Hogan
  • Developmental neurobiology, neuroanatomy, and neuropathology of epilepsy / Ingmar Blümcke
  • Definitions and epidemiology of epilepsy / Shichuo Li, Ding Ding, and Jianzhong Wu
  • The causes of epilepsy / Simon Shorvon
  • Classification, clinical symptoms, and syndromes / Renzo Guerrini and Carmen Barba
  • Differential diagnosis of epilepsy / Kristina Malmgren, Markus Reuber, and Richard Appleton
  • The electroencephalogram in the investigation of epilepsy / Stephan U. Schuele, Adrina C. Bermeo, and Samden D. Lhatoo
  • Neuroimaging in the investigation of epilepsy / Trevor T.-J. Chong and Mark Cook
  • The biochemical, haematological, histological, immunological, and genetic investigation of epilepsy / Simon Shorvon
  • Non-pharmacological therapy of epilepsy / Peter Wolf, Katia Lin, and Marina Nikanorova
  • Reproductive aspects of epilepsy / Michael R. Johnson and John J. Craig
  • Neonatal seizures and infantile-onset epilepsies / Elia Pestana Knight and Ingrid E.B. Tuxhorn
  • Epileptic encephalopathies / Renzo Guerrini and Carla Marini
  • Principles of treatment of epilepsy in children and adolescents / Renzo Guerrini
  • Epilepsy in learning disability / Tom Berney and Shoumitro Deb
  • Epilepsy in the elderly / Trevor T.-J. Chong and Wendyl D'Souza
  • Psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy / Marco Mula
  • Epilepsy due to traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disease, central nervous system infections, and brain tumours / Gagandeep Singh, J.M.K. Murthy, and Ashalatha Radakrishnan
  • Epilepsy in renal, hepatic, and other conditions / Aidan Neligan
  • Management of patients with first seizure and early epilepsy / Zachary Grinspan and Shlomo Shinnar
  • The medical treatment of chronic active epilepsy / Simon Shorvon
  • Epilepsy in remission / Jerry J. Shih
  • Drug interactions / Philip N. Patsalos
  • The pharmacokinetics and clinical therapeutics of the antiepileptic drugs / Mark Cook and Simon Shorvon
  • Principles of epilepsy surgery / Samden D. Lhatoo
  • Resective surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy / Simon V. Liubinas, Andrew P. Morokoff, and Terence J. O'Brien
  • Resective surgery of extratemporal epilepsy / Shahram Amina and Hans O. Lüders
  • Vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation in epilepsy / Paul A.J.M. Boon and Kristl E. Vonck
  • Other surgeries for epilepsy and new approaches / Kitti Kaiboriboon and Samden D. Lhatoo
  • Management of seizures and of epilepsy in the emergency department / Andrea O. Rossetti
  • Management of status epilepticus on the intensive care unit / Erich Schmutzhard and Bettina Pfausler
  • Epilepsy and employment / Ann Jacoby
  • Sexual and emotional behaviour in epilepsy / Sarah J. Wilson and Jessie Bendavid
  • Epilepsy : cognition and memory in adults / Sallie Baxendale
  • Legal aspects of epilepsy and epilepsy and driving / Morris Odell.