Hormone Changes in Epilepsy Cynthia L. Harden Cheryl A. Frye Introduction The relationship between hormones and seizures has long been recognized with the observation of prolactin elevation immediately following generalized…
Procedures and Anesthesia in Patients with Epilepsy Orrin Devinsky Douglas R. Nordli Jr. Introduction Patients with epilepsy are often considered to be at high risk for routine medical and dental…
Comorbidity and Immunizations in Children Trevor J. Resnick Michael S. Duchowny Introduction Comorbidity refers to the effect of other diseases and conditions on the management of epilepsy and to the…
Comorbidity in Adults Michael J. Aminoff Jack M. Parent Introduction Seizures commonly occur in the setting of general medical disorders, and their occurrence may then have significant implications regarding the…
Autonomic Disturbances Jeffrey H. Goodman Mark Stewart Frank W. Drislane Introduction Seizures are often accompanied by alterations in autonomic function such that any system controlled by the autonomic nervous system…
Sudden Death in Epilepsy Lina Nashef Torbjörn Tomson Introduction Mortality in epilepsy is increased two- to threefold (see Chapter 10). Much of the excess mortality is due to associated or…
Chronobiology Margaret N. Shouse Mark S. Quigg Introduction The term chronobiology refers to the clocking of biologic events. There are many biologic clocks that control behavioral and physiological processes.54 Epilepsy…
Overview: Clinical Biology of Epilepsy Timothy A. Pedley Introduction Neither seizures nor epilepsy occur in isolation from the rest of the body’s functions. Epilepsy is regularly associated with complex biologic…
Special Considerations for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Michael S. Duchowny J. Helen Cross Gary W. Mathern Introduction The surgical treatment of pharmacoresistant partial seizures in children has come into its own…
