Genetic Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology Ruth Ottman Melodie R. Winawer Introduction A genetic contribution to the epilepsies has been suspected for centuries, but until recently, progress in elucidating the specific genetic influences was…
Hippocampal Sclerosis
Hippocampal Sclerosis Gary W. Mathern Charles L. Wilson Heinz Beck Introduction Hippocampal sclerosis is the most frequent pathologic finding in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy undergoing resective neurosurgery, and its…
General Neuropathology of Epilepsy
General Neuropathology of Epilepsy Michael A. Farrell Ingmar Blümcke Negar Khanlou Harry V. Vinters Introduction The history of the study of structural brain changes in patients with intractable epilepsy is…
Epidemiology in Developing Countries
Epidemiology in Developing Countries Nadir E. Bharucha Arturo Carpio Amadou Gallo Diop Introduction The term developing is taken usually to mean economically developing from poverty toward affluence. Geographically, most such…
Seizure Precipitants
Seizure Precipitants Pierre Jallon Benjamin G. Zifkin Introduction Seizures occur in patients with and without epilepsy. In patients without epilepsy, provoked seizures may arise from an underlying systemic disorder or…
Epidemiology of Acute Symptomatic Seizures
Epidemiology of Acute Symptomatic Seizures W. Allen Hauser Introduction What condition looks like epilepsy, is frequently called “epilepsy,” is frequently counted as epilepsy in epidemiologic studies, but in general has…
The Natural History and Prognosis of Epilepsy
The Natural History and Prognosis of Epilepsy Ettore Beghi Josemir W. Sander Introduction For the majority of people with epilepsy, the condition is treatable and the term prognosis generally refers…
Incidence and Prevalence
Incidence and Prevalence Poonam Nina Banerjee W. Allen Hauser Introduction To develop optimal approaches to the treatment of epilepsy, to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment strategies, and more importantly, to…
Risk Factors
Risk Factors Dale C. Hesdorffer Introduction Well-established risk factors for unprovoked seizures include head trauma, central nervous system (CNS) infection, Alzheimer disease, clinically detected stroke, febrile seizures, cerebral palsy, and…
