Book Description
A comprehensive, accessible synthesis of current information on epilepsy for medical trainees and physicians preparing for board certification.
Author : Vibhangini S. Wasade
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 40,25 MB
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1108718906
A comprehensive, accessible synthesis of current information on epilepsy for medical trainees and physicians preparing for board certification.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 2012-07-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309259533
Although epilepsy is one of the nation's most common neurological disorders, public understanding of it is limited. Many people do not know the causes of epilepsy or what they should do if they see someone having a seizure. Epilepsy is a complex spectrum of disorders that affects an estimated 2.2 million Americans in a variety of ways, and is characterized by unpredictable seizures that differ in type, cause, and severity. Yet living with epilepsy is about much more than just seizures; the disorder is often defined in practical terms, such as challenges in school, uncertainties about social situations and employment, limitations on driving, and questions about independent living. The Institute of Medicine was asked to examine the public health dimensions of the epilepsies, focusing on public health surveillance and data collection; population and public health research; health policy, health care, and human services; and education for people with the disorder and their families, health care providers, and the public. In Epilepsy Across the Spectrum, the IOM makes recommendations ranging from the expansion of collaborative epilepsy surveillance efforts, to the coordination of public awareness efforts, to the engagement of people with epilepsy and their families in education, dissemination, and advocacy for improved care and services. Taking action across multiple dimensions will improve the lives of people with epilepsy and their families. The realistic, feasible, and action-oriented recommendations in this report can help enable short- and long-term improvements for people with epilepsy. For all epilepsy organizations and advocates, local, state, and federal agencies, researchers, health care professionals, people with epilepsy, as well as the public, Epilepsy Across the Spectrum is an essential resource.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 23,68 MB
Release : 2006-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309101174
Science, Medicine, and Animals explains the role that animals play in biomedical research and the ways in which scientists, governments, and citizens have tried to balance the experimental use of animals with a concern for all living creatures. An accompanying Teacher's Guide is available to help teachers of middle and high school students use Science, Medicine, and Animals in the classroom. As students examine the issues in Science, Medicine, and Animals, they will gain a greater understanding of the goals of biomedical research and the real-world practice of the scientific method in general. Science, Medicine, and Animals and the Teacher's Guide were written by the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research and published by the National Research Council of the National Academies. The report was reviewed by a committee made up of experts and scholars with diverse perspectives, including members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institutes of Health, the Humane Society of the United States, and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Teacher's Guide was reviewed by members of the National Academies' Teacher Associates Network. Science, Medicine, and Animals is recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association NSTA Recommends.
Author : Harry Chugani, MD
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199711526
Perhaps the most important achievements in the field of epileptology in the past two decades have been in the neuroimaging and genetic breakthroughs as applied to patients with epilepsy. Indeed, neuroimaging has become a vital part in the study of epilepsy, affecting broad aspects of the disorder ranging from diagnosis and classification to treatment and prognosis. Neuroimaging in epilepsy encompasses many different approaches that have reached various levels of expertise across epilepsy centers worldwide. This book discusses every imaging modality used to gather information on epilepsy. Each technique is described by world experts and epilepsy centers worldwide.
Author : Matthew Walker
Publisher :
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 25,65 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Epilepsy
ISBN : 9781903474396
To most of us epilepsy means dramatic and uncontrolled convulsions. The reality is more complex and less alarming. To dispel the mystery and to provide real help, two leading epilepsy specialists have written this succinct guide. Explaining that epilepsy is a symptom not a disease, they take you through the types and causes of epileptic seizure, giving special emphasis to the options for treatment and discussing the latest advances in drug therapy. Their conclusion is that epilepsy may be common, but usually gets better and there are excellent ways of controlling it.
Author : Mervyn J. Eadie
Publisher : John Libbey Eurotext
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,95 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Uses current knowledge of epilepsy and epileptic seizures as a yardstick against which to interpret the thinking of the past. Attempts to trace the development of thought about individual aspects of the understanding of epilepsy one after the other and on a chronological basis.
Author : Chrysostomos P. Panayiotopoulos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 17,30 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN :
This book gives an exhaustive account of the classification and management of epileptic disorders. It provides clear didactic guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of epileptic syndromes and seizures through thirteen chapters, complemented by a pharmacopoeia and CD ROM of video-EEGs.
Author : Simon Shorvon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1013 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1108420753
Expanded and revised, this unique book provides concise descriptions of the many causes of epilepsy, for use in clinical practice.
Author : Jerome Engel Jr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 019532854X
This second edition of 'Seizures and Epilepsy' is completely revised, due to tremendous advances in the understanding of the fundamental neuronal mechanisms underlying epileptic phenomena, as well as current diagnosis and treatment, which have been heavily influenced over the past several decades by seminal neuroscientific developments, particularly the introduction of molecular neurobiology, genetics, and modern neuroimaging. This resource covers a broad range of both basic and clinical epileptology.
Author : Gonzalo Alarcón
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521691583
Covers all aspects of epilepsy, from basic mechanisms to diagnosis and management, as well as legal and social considerations.