Neonatal Seizures
5 CHAPTER Neonatal Seizures William B. Gallentine Seizures occur frequently in the newborn period, more commonly than in any other time period across the lifespan. They have been associated with…
Functional Neuroimaging
21 CHAPTER Functional Neuroimaging Jorge Oldan, Terence Wong, and Jeffrey Petrella Functional imaging, referring here to nuclear techniques such as PET and SPECT, as well as functional magnetic resonance imaging…
Second-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs
27 CHAPTER Second-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs Kathryn Idol Xixis, Roha Khalid, and Mohamad A. Mikati In 1993, a new era in antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment commenced. After a hiatus of almost…
Neuropsychological Evaluation
23 CHAPTER Neuropsychological Evaluation Phillip D. Ruppert and Sarah E. Cook In the United States, there are approximately 200,000 new epilepsy diagnoses made each year, and approximately 3 million Americans…
Epileptic Seizures
3 CHAPTER Epileptic Seizures Matthew W. Luedke and Rodney A. Radtke Recent advances in epilepsy and neurophysiology have naturally made the field more complex. As video electroencephalography (vEEG), continuous EEG…
Third-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs
28 CHAPTER Third-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs Cesar C. Santos The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the third-generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) between 2004 and 2012. The AEDs included in this…
Status Epilepticus and Frequent Nonconvulsive Seizures
34 CHAPTER Status Epilepticus and Frequent Nonconvulsive Seizures Keith E. Dombrowski Status epilepticus (SE), particularly generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE), is a common problem encountered in the United States and…
Ambulatory EEG
13 CHAPTER Ambulatory EEG Robbie D. Buechler Ambulatory electroencephalography (AEEG) is a monitoring technique that allows the recording of continuous EEG (cEEG) activity when patients are at home. This obviates…
Psychiatric Comorbidities
38 CHAPTER Psychiatric Comorbidities Sarah K. Rivelli Approximately half of all patients with epilepsy have psychiatric symptoms or disorders. Psychiatric comorbidity is an important predictor of health and quality of…
