Mortality in Epilepsy
33 Mortality in Epilepsy Elizabeth J. Donner Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Introduction Although most people with epilepsy live…
Antiepileptic Drug Interactions
13 Antiepileptic Drug Interactions Philip N. Patsalos Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL-Institute of Neurology, London, UKEpilepsy Society, Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, UK Introduction Antiepileptic…
What Can the EEG Tell Us?
7 What Can the EEG Tell Us? Mark Quigg Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Introduction The electroencephalogram (EEG) measures the difference in voltage between pairs of…
Diagnosing and Localizing Seizures at the Bedside and in Clinic
5 Diagnosing and Localizing Seizures at the Bedside and in Clinic Joseph I. Sirven Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA Despite the availability of sophisticated neurodiagnostic tests, identification…
Workup of New-Onset Seizures
9 Workup of New-Onset Seizures Jennifer Langer Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Introduction Seizures are one of the most common complaints in neurological practice. The estimated…
Recognizing Seizures and Epilepsy: Insights from Pathophysiology
1 Recognizing Seizures and Epilepsy: Insights from Pathophysiology Carl E. Stafstrom Pediatric Neurology Section, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA Introduction This chapter provides a brief overview of seizures and…
Accidents in Epilepsy
34 Accidents in Epilepsy Allan Krumholz and Ana M. Sanchez Department of Neurology, Maryland Epilepsy Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA…
When Should Epilepsy Neurosurgery Be Considered, and What Can It Accomplish?
27 When Should Epilepsy Neurosurgery Be Considered, and What Can It Accomplish? Paul A. Garcia Clinical Epilepsy Services, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA…
Optimizing Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Refractory Epilepsy
15 Optimizing Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Refractory Epilepsy Nicholas P. Poolos Department of Neurology and UW Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Introduction: When are patients “refractory”?…
Epilepsy in Women of Childbearing Age
25 Epilepsy in Women of Childbearing Age Autumn Klein Department of Neurology, UPMC Presbyterian/Magee Women’s Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Introduction Throughout their reproductive lives, women with epilepsy (WWE)…
