Epilepsy, Part I: Basic Principles and Diagnosis
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Epilepsy, Part I: Basic Principles and Diagnosis

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Epilepsy, Part I: Basic Principles and Diagnosis

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Epilepsy, Part I, Basic Principles and Diagnosis, Volume 107, in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series offers a comprehensive review of our knowledge of the field today, including epidemiology, basic mechanisms, animal models, and topics of increasing interest such as the role of inflammation in epilepsy. It provides a comprehensive approach to description of the clinical, electrographic and imaging aspects of the epilepsies, with a clear outline of contemporary classification and the role of modern diagnostic techniques, as well as neuropsychological and psychiatric aspects of epilepsy. Chapters are authored by internationally respected neurologists with varied perspectives insuring depth to the content. Epilepsy, Part II, Treatment, Volume 108, continues coverage of epilepsy with a focus on treatment. The volumes will be a very important resource for basic scientists, clinical investigators, and all health professionals treating patients with epilepsy. - A volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, which has an unparalleled reputation as the world's most comprehensive source of information in neurology - International list of contributors including the leading workers in the field - Describes the advances which have occurred in clinical neurology and the neurosciences, their impact on the understanding of neurological disorders and on patient care

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Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9780444535054
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Neurology

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Series Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Contributors
  10. Chapter 1 Molecular basis of acquired epileptogenesis
  11. Chapter 2 Cellular bases of focal and generalized epilepsies
  12. Chapter 3 Epilepsy as a dynamic disease of neuronal networks
  13. Chapter 4 Animal models
  14. Chapter 5 Classification of epilepsies and seizures: historical perspective and future directions
  15. Chapter 6 The epidemiology of the epilepsies
  16. Chapter 7 Maturation of the human brain and epilepsy
  17. Chapter 8 Genetics of idiopathic epilepsies
  18. Chapter 9 The genetics of focal epilepsies
  19. Chapter 10 Inflammation and epilepsy
  20. Chapter 11 Age-related epileptic encephalopathies
  21. Chapter 12 Epileptic syndromes with focal seizures of childhood and adolescence
  22. Chapter 13 Idiopathic generalized epilepsies
  23. Chapter 14 Temporal lobe epilepsy
  24. Chapter 15 Extratemporal epilepsies
  25. Chapter 16 Reflex epilepsies
  26. Chapter 17 Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
  27. Chapter 18 Syncope
  28. Chapter 19 Sleep and epilepsy
  29. Chapter 20 Electroencephalography and video-electroencephalography
  30. Chapter 21 Magnetoencephalography
  31. Chapter 22 Structural brain imaging
  32. Chapter 23 Functional magnetic resonance imaging
  33. Chapter 24 Functional magnetic resonance imaging: functional mapping
  34. Chapter 25 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in epilepsy
  35. Chapter 26 Epilepsy diagnosis
  36. Chapter 27 Peri-ictal single-photon emission computed tomography
  37. Chapter 28 Clinical neuropsychology in epilepsy
  38. Chapter 29 Neuropsychiatric complications of epilepsy
  39. Index

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