Miller / Goodkin Epilepsy

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-45697-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Epilepsy is common but complex
Epilepsy is a complicated neurological condition with variablemanifestations, numerous etiologies, and a diverse range oftreatments. It is a chronic disease that, in many cases, can becontrolled. However, treatment requires accurate clinicalevaluation to allow intelligent treatment choices.
Epilepsy has been designed to help you develop theseevaluation skills. Expert neurologists have distilled the evidenceand combined their experience. They provide practical guidanceto:
* The causes and classification of epilepsy
* Working up seizures
* Antiepileptic medications
* Pediatric epilepsy
* Adult epilepsy
* Emergency epilepsy
* Comorbidity and mortality of epilepsy
Clinical in approach, practical in execution, Epilepsy ispacked with tricks, tips, and focused advice to help you bettermanage your patients' seizures.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, John W .

Goodkin, Howard P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributor List ix
Series Foreword xiii
Preface xv
Part I: Epilepsy Basics
1 Recognizing Seizures and Epilepsy: Insights fromPathophysiology 3
Carl E. Stafstrom
2 Classifying Epileptic Seizures and the Epilepsies 10
Valeria M. Muro and Mary B. Connolly
3 What Causes Epilepsy? 15
Anna Rosati and Renzo Guerrini
4 Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy 28
Aidan Neligan and Josemir W. Sander
Part II: Working up Seizures and Epilepsy
5 Diagnosing and Localizing Seizures at the Bedside and inClinic 35
Joseph I. Sirven
6 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Episodes 42
Vaishali S. Phatak
7 What Can the EEG Tell Us? 45
Mark Quigg
8 What Can Neuroimaging Tell Us? 54
Edward J. Novotny
9 Workup of New-Onset Seizures 61
Jennifer Langer
10 Evaluation of the Patient with Medically Refractory Epilepsy67
Gregory L. Holmes
Part III: Using Antiepileptic Medications
11 Choosing, Initiating, Adjusting, and Changing AntiepilepticMedications 77
John W. Miller
12 Antiepileptic Drug Adverse Effects: What to Watch Out For84
Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge and Caleb Y. Oh
13 Antiepileptic Drug Interactions 91
Philip N. Patsalos
14 Recognizing Intractability to Antiepileptic Medication102
Bassel W. Abou-Khalil
15 Optimizing Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Refractory Epilepsy107
Nicholas P. Poolos
16 Rescue Medications for Home Treatment of Acute Seizures112
Peter Wolf and Rûta MameniSkienë
17 When and How to Stop Antiepileptic Drugs 118
John D. Hixson
18 Using Parenteral Antiepileptic Medications 122
Jane G. Boggs
19 Pharmacopeia 126
Gail D. Anderson
Part IV: Special Topics in Pediatric Epilepsy
20 Seizures in the Neonate 141
Adam L. Hartman and Frances J. Northington
21 Benign and Malignant Childhood Epilepsies 147
Katherine C. Nickels and Elaine C. Wirrell
22 Epilepsy: When to Perform a Genetic Analysis 159
Heather E. Olson and Annapurna Poduri
23 Metabolic Disorders Not to Miss 167
Phillip L. Pearl and Yuezhou Joe Yu
Part V: Special Topics in Adult Epilepsy
24 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and Other Primary GeneralizedEpilepsies 177
Shahin Hakimian
25 Epilepsy in Women of Childbearing Age 184
Autumn Klein
26 Epilepsy After Sixty 189
Edward Faught
Part VI: What can be done when medication doesn'twork?
27 When Should Epilepsy Neurosurgery Be Considered, and What CanIt Accomplish? 199
Paul A. Garcia
28 When Should Vagus Nerve Stimulation Be Considered, and WhatCan It Accomplish? 205
Pearce J. Korb and Sandra L. Helmers
29 Ketogenic Diet and Alternative Therapies 210
Dana Ekstein and Steven C. Schachter
Part VII: How are acute seizures and status epilepticusevaluated and treated in the emergency department and thehospital?
30 acute Symptomatic Seizures in Children and Adults: Evaluationand Treatment 217
J. Stephen Huff and Jessica L. Carpenter
31 Evaluating and Treating Status Epilepticus 222
Jeffrey Bolton and Howard P. Goodkin
32 Recognizing, Assessing, and Treating Seizures and StatusEpilepticus in the ICU 227
Nicolas Gaspard and Lawrence J. Hirsch
Part VIII: The morbidity and mortality of epilepsy
33 mortality in Epilepsy 243
Elizabeth J. Donner
34 Accidents in Epilepsy 248
Allan Krumholz and Ana M. Sanchez
35 Medical Comorbidity in Epilepsy 253
Kimberly L. Pargeon and Sheryl R. Haut
36 Cognitive Effects of Chronic Epilepsy 260
Daniel L. Drane
37 Recognizing and Treating Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy268
Jay Salpekar
Index 275
Color plate section between pages 80 and 8

Über Autor(innen)

John W. Miller, MD, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA