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Epilepsy and brain tumors /

Patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy (BTRE) suffer from two serious pathologies simultaneously - a brain tumor and a secondary form of epilepsy. Although there has been remarkable progress in BTRE research in recent years, it remains an on-going challenge for clinicians and continues to stimul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Newton, Herbert B. (Editor ), Maschio, Marta (Editor ), Pritz, Michelle L. (Editor ), Avanzini, G. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam [Netherlands] : Academic Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Brain tumor-related epilepsy: introduction and overview / Marta Maschio, Herbert B. Newton
  • 2. Overview of epidemiology, pathology, and treatment of primary brain tumors / Herbert B. Newton, Jos�e J. Otero
  • 3. Overview of epidemiology, pathology, and treatment of metastatic brain tumors / Herbert B. Newton, Jos�e J. Otero
  • 4. Supportive care of brain tumor patients / Herbert B. Newton, Leslie Ray
  • 5. Brain-tumor-related epilepsy in children / Jonathan Lopez
  • 6. Mechanisms of focal epileptogenesis / Marco de Curtis, Laura Librizzi, Giuliano Avanzini
  • 7. Pathophysiology of brain tumor-related epilepsy / Andrea Salmaggi, Tiziana Granata, Andrea Rigamonti
  • 8 The neurophysiology of central nervous system tumors / Jess W. Mindel, Herbert B. Newton, J. Layne Moore
  • 9. Surgical treatment for epilepsy / Ammar Shaikhouni, Milind Deogaonkar, Ali Rezai
  • 10. Clinical evaluation of epilepsy in the brain-tumor patient / Herbert B. Newton, Marta Maschio
  • 11. Antiepileptic drugs: first generation / Sheri Cotterman-Hart
  • 12. Antiepileptic drugs: second and third generation / Sheri Cotterman-Hart
  • 13. Antiepileptic drugs and brain tumor patients / Leslie Ray, Marta Maschio, Herbert B. Newton
  • 14. Clinical approach to brain tumor-related epilepsy / Marta Mascio, Herbert B. Newton
  • 15. Neuropsychology of BTRE / Marta Maschio, Loredana Dinapoli
  • 16. Cognitive rehabilitation in patients with BTRE / Marta Maschio, Loredana Dinapoli
  • 17. Social cost of brain tumor-related epilepsy / Marta Maschio, Francesco Paladen.