Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Elaine Wyllie
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 1040
Release: 2012-02-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1451153481

In one convenient source, this book provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options. For this Fifth Edition, the editors have replaced or significantly revised approximately 30 to 50 percent of the chapters, and have updated all of them. Dr. Wyllie has invited three new editors: Gregory Cascino, MD, FAAN, at Mayo Clinic, adult epileptologist with special expertise in neuroimaging; Barry Gidal, PharmD, at University of Wisconsin, a pharmacologist with phenomenal expertise in antiepileptic medications; and Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, a pediatric neurologist at the University of Virginia. A fully searchable companion website will include the full text online and supplementary material such as seizure videos, additional EEG tracings, and more color illustrations.

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Elaine Wyllie
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 1128
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1582559376

In one convenient source, Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options. For this Fifth Edition, the editors have replaced or significantly revised approximately 30 to 50 percent of the chapters, and have updated all of them. Dr. Wyllie has invited three new editors: Gregory Cascino, MD, FAAN, at Mayo Clinic, adult epileptologist with special expertise in neuroimaging; Barry Gidal, PharmD, at University of Wisconsin, a pharmacologist with phenomenal expertise in antiepileptic medications; and Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, a pediatric neurologist at the University of Virginia. A fully searchable companion website will include the full text online and supplementary material such as seizure videos, additional EEG tracings, and more color illustrations.

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Elaine Wyllie
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 3031
Release: 2020-03-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1496397703

Comprehensive, yet accessible, Wyllie’s Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice has provided a detailed and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and treatment options through six well-regarded editions. The 7th Edition remains the definitive reference in the field with extensive updates from Dr. Elaine Wyllie and her team of world-renowned editors and authors. Ideal for both clinical reference and exam preparation, this single-volume work on contemporary epileptology is an indispensable resource for neurologists, epilepsy specialists and epilepsy neurosurgeons, neurology and neurosurgery residents and fellows, and neuropsychologists.

The Treatment of Epilepsy

The Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Elaine Wyllie
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 1288
Release: 2006
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0781749956

Serving as a reference on the epilepsies, this fourth edition provides an overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options. It brings together the vital work in the neurosciences, genetics, electroencephalography, pediatric and adult neurology, neuropharmacology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. It also talks about epilepsy surgery.

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Elaine Wyllie
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 2914
Release: 2015-01-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1496300548

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice, 6th edition provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options. Written by the most influential experts in the field and thoroughly updated to provide the most current content, Wyllie’s Treatment of Epilepsy assists neurologists and epilepsy specialists, neurology residents and fellows, and neuropsychologists in assessing and treating their epileptic patients with the latest treatment options. Dr. Wyllie is once again joined by associate editors Drs. Gidal and Goodkin, as well as newcomers Dr. Joseph Sirven of the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Tobias Loddenkemper, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, who specializes in epilepsy research and treatment, particularly for the pediatric population. In-depth review of the subspecialties of epileptology, i.e., neuroimaging, epilepsy surgery, antiepileptic medications A comprehensive single-volume text on epileptology Clinically oriented, evidence-based reference Online bank of over 500 board review-style questions highlight key concepts for board examinations and clinical practice

The Treatment of Epilepsy

The Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Simon Shorvon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118936981

Highly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016 The Treatment of Epilepsy, fourth edition, is a comprehensive reference and clinical guide to the pharmacological, medical and surgical options available in the treatment of epilepsy. The text is compiled by a group of internationally renowned editors and contributors and is now in full color and extensively illustrated The first two sections cover the background to, and principles of, treatment in different clinical situations Section three comprises a series of systematic reviews of contemporary drug therapy, devoting one chapter to each anti-epileptic drug and covering all clinically-relevant aspects Section four focuses on the surgical options, devoting individual chapters to each of the modalities of presurgical assessment and to each surgical operation or approach This 4th edition is extensively revised incorporating the many recent developments in therapy, and comprises 81 chapters from world experts from 18 countries

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery
Author: Hans O. Luders
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1624
Release: 2008-07-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0203091701

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery covers all of the latest advances in the surgical management of epilepsy. The book provides a better understanding of epileptogenic mechanisms in etiologically different types of epilepsy and explains neuronavigation systems. It discusses new neuroimaging techniques, new surgical strategies, and more aggressive surgical approaches in cases with catastrophic epilepsies. The contributors also analyze the improved statistics of surgical outcome in different epilepsy types. This definitive textbook is an invaluable reference for neurologists, neurosurgeons, epilepsy specialists, and those interested in epilepsy and its surgical treatment.

Seizures and Epilepsy

Seizures and Epilepsy
Author: Jerome Engel Jr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 737
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: 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.

Medication-Resistant Epilepsy

Medication-Resistant Epilepsy
Author: John M. Stern
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1107139880

A practical yet comprehensive review of the underlying causes of medication-resistant epilepsy and effective forms of treatment.

Sudden Death in Epilepsy

Sudden Death in Epilepsy
Author: Claire M. Lathers
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1047
Release: 2010-11-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1439802238

Though it is one of the most common causes of death in epilepsy patients, SUDEP is still infrequently and even reluctantly named on autopsy reports. This under-reporting equates to a lack of attention and earnest investigation into the cause, predisposition, and prevention of SUDEP. There is as yet little effort to establish an actionable strategy