Status Epilepticus
Status Epilepticus James J. Riviello Jr. Status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening medical emergency that requires prompt recognition and immediate treatment. SE is not a disease in itself but rather…
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Selim R. Benbadis OVERVIEW Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are routinely seen at epilepsy centers, where they represent 15% to 30% of patients referred for refractory seizures (1,2)….
Epilepsy in Patients with Multiple Handicaps
Epilepsy in Patients with Multiple Handicaps John M. Pellock Disabilities associated with the varying etiologies of epilepsy or with the disease itself often lead to multiple handicaps that complicate the…
Epilepsy in the Elderly
Epilepsy in the Elderly Ilo E. Leppik Angela K. Birnbaum The elderly (persons 65 years of age and older) are the most rapidly growing segment of the population, and onset…
Seizures Associated with Nonneurologic Medical Conditions
Seizures Associated with Nonneurologic Medical Conditions Stephan Eisenschenk Robin L. Gilmore Seizures frequently arise during the course of medical illnesses that do not primarily affect the central nervous system (CNS)….
Epilepsy in the Setting of Inherited Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disorders
Epilepsy in the Setting of Inherited Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disorders Linda D. Leary Douglas R. Nordli Jr. Darryl C. De Vivo There are more than 11,000 well-recognized and well-characterized inherited…
Epilepsy in the Setting of Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Epilepsy in the Setting of Neurocutaneous Syndromes Prakash Kotagal Deepak K. Lachhwani The neurocutaneous syndromes are a group of unrelated disorders characterized by congenital dysplastic abnormalities involving the skin and…
Epilepsy in the Setting of Cerebrovascular Disease
Epilepsy in the Setting of Cerebrovascular Disease Bernd Pohlmann-Eden Martin Del Campo Neil R. Friedman Deepak K. Lachhwani Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of neurologic morbidity across all…
Posttraumatic Epilepsy
Posttraumatic Epilepsy Jayanthi Mani Elizabeth Barry With an estimated annual incidence between 180-220 cases per 100,000 members of the population (1,2), head injury causes significant morbidity and mortality (3). A…
Febrile Seizures
Febrile Seizures Michael Duchowny Almost three decades ago, Livingston (1) observed that children with febrile seizures fared considerably better than those with epileptic convulsions not activated by fever; their prognosis…
