NEUROLOGY

Generalized Motor Seizures

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Figure 14.1. Generalized epilepsy subdivided into convulsive (motor) and nonconvulsive (nonmotor) seizures. (Adapted from Berg AT, Berkovic SF, Brodie MJ, et al. Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures…

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Status Epilepticus

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Special Considerations in Children

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Nuclear Imaging (PET, SPECT)

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Figure 75.1. [18F]FDG-PET (upper row left) showing normal glucose uptake. [18F]FCWAY-PET (top row right) shows decreased binding in the left temporal lobe, most pronounced in the amygdala and hippocampus. Lower…

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Magnetoencephalography

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy

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Malformations of Cortical Development and Epilepsy

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Table 26.2 Genetic Etiologies of Malformations of Cortical Development MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT Accurate diagnosis of MCD relies primarily on recognition of the malformation on brain MRI, which, in turn,…

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The Extratemporal Epilepsies

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Figure 25.1. Dorsolateral FLE with seizures arising from the motor strip: a 21-year-old woman with simple partial seizures since a viral illness at age 9. Seizures began to cluster at…

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Surgical Approach in Nonlesional Cases

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