Chapter 1 Introduction Electroencephalography (EEG) remains one of the principle tools in the practice of clinical neurology. Notwithstanding the development of increasingly sophisticated imaging techniques over the years, including computed…
Chapter 8 The Structure and Philosophy of the EEG Report The essential purpose of recording and interpreting an EEG is to communicate information to the clinicians that will help guide…
35 Medical Comorbidity in Epilepsy Kimberly L. Pargeon and Sheryl R. Haut Epilepsy Management Center, Einstein-Montefiore, Bronx, NY, USADepartment of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx,…
26 Epilepsy After Sixty Edward Faught Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA Introduction After age 60, the incidence of new-onset seizures rises steeply. Surveys in varied populations revealed…
23 Metabolic Disorders Not to Miss Phillip L. Pearl1,2 and Yuezhou Joe Yu1,3 1 Department of Child Neurology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA2 Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics,…
24 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and Other Primary Generalized Epilepsies Shahin Hakimian Department of Neurology, UW Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Introduction Myoclonic, absence, and primary generalized…
32 Recognizing, Assessing, and Treating Seizures and Status Epilepticus in the ICU Nicolas Gaspard1,2 and Lawrence J. Hirsch2 1 Computational Neurophysiology Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT,…
19 Pharmacopeia Gail D. Anderson Department of Pharmacy, UW Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Table 19.1. Approved indications of the antiepileptic drugs. Table 19.2. Chemistry and…
3 What Causes Epilepsy? Anna Rosati and Renzo Guerrini Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Introduction There are many possible…
21 Benign and Malignant Childhood Epilepsies Katherine C. Nickels and Elaine C. Wirrell Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders in children,…
