Medical Comorbidity in Epilepsy

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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,…

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Epilepsy After Sixty

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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…

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Metabolic Disorders Not to Miss

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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,…

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Pharmacopeia

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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…

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What Causes Epilepsy?

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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…

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Benign and Malignant Childhood Epilepsies

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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,…

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Seizures in the Neonate

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20 Seizures in the Neonate Adam L. Hartman1 and Frances J. Northington2 1 Divisions of Epilepsy and Pediatric Neurology, Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery, Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA2 Division…

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Rescue Medications for Home Treatment of Acute Seizures

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16 Rescue Medications for Home Treatment of Acute Seizures Peter Wolf1 and Rūta Mameniškienė2,3 1 Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund, Denmark2 Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University,…

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