Devinsky / Pacia / Shachter Alternative Therapies For Epilepsy

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61705-066-4
Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, ePub

Written by three distinguished epileptologists with a long-standing interest in alternative therapies, this book provides an evidence-based consideration of the use of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies in epilepsy care. Organized by problem, the authors review alternative approaches to epilepsy- related conditions to help physicians, healthcare professionals, CAM providers, and patients understand the options and safely integrate treatments that work into their regimens.
The book begins with an overview of the therapies themselves, including herbal remedies, nutrition, alternative pharmacological therapies, physical treatments, and neurobehavioral approaches, and also discusses medication-related considerations and caveats. The next group of chapters covers CAM and preventive approaches to mitigating the effects of epilepsy and epilepsy therapies, such as drug toxicity and side effects of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), seizures, enhancing cognitive function, issues for women (pregnancy, breast feeding, menopause), and managing anxiety and depression. The final part of the book focuses on quality of life and lifestyle modifications to reduce seizure risk, including techniques for stress reduction, sleep disturbances and aids to normalize, alcohol and recreational drugs, and environmental factors.
Features of Alternative Therapies for Epilepsy Include:

Evidence-based review of CAM therapies for epilepsy
Problem-oriented, practical approach to integrating alternative treatments into traditional regimens for healthcare providers
Written by distinguished epileptologists with broad clinical experience
Addresses all aspects of health for persons with epilepsy (not just seizures) and offers practical suggestions for improving patient care and patient health

Autoren/Hrsg.

Devinsky, Orrin

Pacia, Steven V.

Shachter, Steven C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, 1. Alternative Therapies in Epilepsy: An Overview, 2. Herbal Remedies, 3. Nutrition, 4. Alternative Pharmacologic Therapies for Epilepsy, 5. Physical Treatments, 6. Neurobehavioral Approaches, 7. Countering the Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs, Seizures, and,Brain Injury, 8. Womenís Issues, 9. Epilepsy: Injury and Prevention, 10. Enhancing Cognition, 11. Managing Anxiety and Depression, 12. Epilepsy and Stress, 13. Stress Management in Epilepsy, 14. Sleep and Seizures, 15. Over-the-Counter Drugs, Alcohol, and Recreational Drugs, 16. Environmental Factors and Epilepsy, Appendix, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Shachter, Steven C.

Steven C. Schachter, MD, is currently Director of Research for the Neurology Department and Vice Chair of the Committee for Clinical Investigations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Pacia, Steven V.

Steven V. Pacia, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine

Devinsky, Orrin

Orrin Devinsky, MD, is a professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine, and director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers and the Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN).