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)…
Recognizing Intractability to Antiepileptic Medication
14 Recognizing Intractability to Antiepileptic Medication Bassel W. Abou-Khalil Epilepsy Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA Introduction The treatment of epilepsy usually starts with antiepileptic drug (AED)…
Cognitive Effects of Chronic Epilepsy
36 Cognitive Effects of Chronic Epilepsy Daniel L. Drane Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine,…
Ketogenic Diet and Alternative Therapies
29 Ketogenic Diet and Alternative Therapies Dana Ekstein1 and Steven C. Schachter2 1 Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel2 Department of Neurology, Center for Integration…
Using Parenteral Antiepileptic Medications
18 Using Parenteral Antiepileptic Medications Jane G. Boggs Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA Introduction Parenteral antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used for…
When and How to Stop Antiepileptic Drugs
17 When and How to Stop Antiepileptic Drugs John D. Hixson Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Introduction When a patient is first diagnosed…
Evaluation of the Patient with Medically Refractory Epilepsy
10 Evaluation of the Patient with Medically Refractory Epilepsy Gregory L. Holmes Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA Introduction Epilepsy treatment is directed towards preventing seizures…
