EEG of Epilepsy
12 CHAPTER EEG of Epilepsy Rajdeep Singh EEG is largely a recording of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials generated by the large vertically oriented pyramidal neurons located in layers 3,…
Principles of Treatment
25 CHAPTER Principles of Treatment Christa B. Swisher and Rodney A. Radtke At first glance, the medical management of a patient with seizures appears to be a straightforward process. In…
Intracranial EEG Monitoring
18 CHAPTER Intracranial EEG Monitoring Saurabh R. Sinha In spite of an ever-increasing number of available antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), a substantial portion of patients with epilepsy are intractable to treatment,…
Bone Health
36 CHAPTER Bone Health Christa B. Swisher and Aatif M. Husain It was first reported about 40 years ago that antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were associated with poor bone health, such…
EEG Instrumentation
10 CHAPTER EEG Instrumentation Saurabh R. Sinha EEG involves the measurement of electrical fields generated by the activity of neurons and, possibly, glial cells in the brain. Electrodes are placed…
ICU Continuous EEG Monitoring
14 CHAPTER ICU Continuous EEG Monitoring Keith E. Dombrowski The advent of digital video EEG (vEEG) recording has created unique opportunities in the hospital, particularly in the intensive care unit…
Brain Mapping and Monitoring
19 CHAPTER Brain Mapping and Monitoring Sandra Serafini, Merlise Clyde, Aatif M. Husain, and Michael Haglund Either in the presence or in the absence of a lesion, once a patient…
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
43 CHAPTER Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Abeer J. Hani and Rodney A. Radtke Mortality in people with epilepsy can be attributed to one of three causes: epilepsy-related causes, causes…
Metabolic Epilepsies
40 CHAPTER Metabolic Epilepsies Abeer J. Hani and Mohamad A. Mikati The spectrum of metabolic conditions causing epilepsy continues to expand, allowing for further identification of the etiologies of various…
Reproductive Issues
35 CHAPTER Reproductive Issues Lynn Liu HISTORY Historically, people with epilepsy (PWE) around the world have been stigmatized due to misconceptions about seizures. In ancient times they were typically thought…
