Introduction to Epilepsy


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Covers all aspects of epilepsy, from basic mechanisms to diagnosis and management, as well as legal and social considerations.




Brain, Mind and Medicine:


Book Description

No books have been published on the practice of neuroscience in the eighteenth century, a time of transition and discovery in science and medicine. This volume explores neuroscience and reviews developments in anatomy, physiology, and medicine in the era some call the Age of Reason, and others the Enlightenment. Topics include how neuroscience adopted electricity as the nerve force, how disorders such as aphasia and hysteria were treated, Mesmerism, and more.







The Causes of Epilepsy


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Expanded and revised, this unique book provides concise descriptions of the many causes of epilepsy, for use in clinical practice.










Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy


Book Description

This volume is a pragmatic, comprehensive guide to evaluation and management of psychiatric problems in patients with epilepsy. The authors critically analyze recent findings on the relationship between seizures and psychiatric disorders and offer practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Numerous case studies are included. This thoroughly updated edition includes new material on animal models of psychopathology in epilepsy, use of psychotropic drugs in epilepsy, use of antiepileptic drugs in psychiatry, neuroanatomic and neurobiologic bases of psychiatric disorders, neuropsychological evaluation in children with epilepsy, neuropsychological testing in epilepsy surgery candidates, and value and limitations of the forced normalization concept.







A Treatise on Nervous Diseases


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2000, Gift of the South Carolina State Hospital.