Epilepsy
eBook - PDF

Epilepsy

Mechanisms, Models, and Translational Perspectives

  1. 684 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Epilepsy

Mechanisms, Models, and Translational Perspectives

About this book

Epilepsy has afflicted humankind throughout recorded history; yet, it is only in the last half-century, that significant progress has been made in our basic understanding of the epileptic brain. Pivotal advances in drug development and surgical techniques, as well as the emergence of innovative approaches such as electrical stimulation of the nervo

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781420085600
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Neurology

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Editors
  5. Contributors
  6. Introduction
  7. Section I: Scientific Foundations
  8. Chapter 1: PathophysiologicalMechanisms of Seizuresand Epilepsy: A Primer
  9. Chapter 2: Blood–Brain Barrier,Blood Flow, Neoplasms,and Epilepsy:The Role of Astrocytes
  10. Chapter 3: Metabolic Regulation ofSeizures and Epileptogenesis
  11. Chapter 4: Brain Inflammationand Epilepsy
  12. Chapter 5: Drug Resistance in Epilepsyand Status Epilepticus
  13. Chapter 6: Epilepsy with ComplexGenetics: Looking Beyondthe Channelopathies
  14. Chapter 7: Pathophysiology ofDevelopmental Epilepsies
  15. Section II: Antiepileptic Drugs
  16. Chapter 8: Mechanisms ofAntiepileptic Drug Action
  17. Chapter 9: Epilepsy and DiseaseModification: Animal Modelsfor Novel Drug Discovery
  18. Chapter 10: Pharmacogenetics ofAED Development
  19. Chapter 11: Neuroprotective StrategiesUsing Antiepileptic Drugs
  20. Chapter 12: Posttraumatic Seizuresand Epileptogenesis:Good and Bad Plasticity
  21. Chapter 13: Possible Roles ofNonsynaptic Mechanismsin Synchronization ofEpileptic Seizures: PotentialAntiepileptic Targets?
  22. Chapter 14: A Mechanistic Approachto AntiepilepticDrug Interactions
  23. Section III: Epilepsy Surgery
  24. Chapter 15: Advances in Structural andFunctional Neuroimaging:How Are These GuidingEpilepsy Surgery?
  25. Chapter 16: Magnetoencephalographyin Clinical Epilepsy: ATranslational Viewpoint
  26. Chapter 17: What Have We Learnedfrom Resective Surgeryin Pediatric Patients withCortical Dysplasia?
  27. Chapter 18: Nonsurgical Ablationfor Epilepsy
  28. Chapter 19: Deep Brain Stimulationfor Epilepsy
  29. Chapter 20: Optical Imaging Techniques inPediatric Neocortical Epilepsy
  30. Chapter 21: High-Frequency Oscillationsin Epileptic Brain
  31. Section IVAlternative Therapies
  32. Chapter 22: Special Treatmentsin Epilepsy
  33. Chapter 23: Herbs and Botanicals
  34. Chapter 24: The Ketogenic Diet:Scientific PrinciplesUnderlying Its Use
  35. Chapter 25: Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  36. Section V: Other Modulatorsof the Epileptic State
  37. Chapter 27: Impact of NeuroendocrineFactors on SeizureGenesis and Treatment
  38. Chapter 28: Neurosteroid ReplacementTherapy forCatamenial Epilepsy
  39. Chapter 29: Chronobiology and Sleep:Implications forSeizure Propensity
  40. Chapter 30: Pediatric Epilepsy:A DevelopmentalNeuropsychiatric Disorder
  41. Section VI: The Future of Epilepsy Therapy
  42. Chapter 31: Novel Mechanismsof Drug Delivery
  43. Chapter 32: Early Seizure Detection:Considerations andApplications
  44. Chapter 33: Gene and Stem CellTherapies forTreating Epilepsy
  45. Chapter 34: Arresting Epileptogenesis:The Current Challenge
  46. Index
  47. Color Inserts
  48. Body
  49. Back cover