Quantitative Measures of Assessment Gus A. Baker Orrin Devinsky Joanne Taylor Joyce A. Cramer Introduction Quality of life refers to an individual’s overall well-being and daily functioning. Health-related quality of…
Broader Aspects of Treatment David C. Taylor This human ritual of suppliant and provider of balm is deeply rooted; extending back thousands of years. —W. Pickering20 Introduction This chapter is…
Goals of Therapy Lawrence J. Hirsch Timothy A. Pedley Introduction The goal of all medical therapy is to allow patients to live as normally as possible and to maximize quality…
Indications for Treatment John M. Freeman Timothy A. Pedley Introduction Epileptic seizures are among the most common symptoms of disturbed brain function. They result from many causes and can have…
Overview: General Approaches to Treatment David W. Chadwick Roger J. Porter Emilio Perucca John M. Pellock Introduction After making the correct diagnosis of a patient but before writing the prescription…
Computer-Assisted Data Collection and Analysis Pierre LeVan Jean Gotman Introduction When evaluating patients with epilepsy, it is often important to obtain a thorough documentation of ictal and interictal electroencephalographic (EEG)…
Drug Withdrawal and Other Activating Techniques Elson L. So Bruce J. Fisch Introduction Activation in epilepsy refers to the evocation of behavioral or electroencephalographic (EEG) manifestations of epileptic seizures in…
The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Gregory K. Bergey Douglas R. Nordli Jr. Introduction Over the last two decades, advances in electroencephalography (EEG) and video-recording technology have fueled a dramatic evolution in…
Options for Long-Term Monitoring Alan D. Legatt John S. Ebersole Introduction Analysis of the electroencephalogram (EEG) during seizures may be crucial in the management of patients with epilepsy, especially those…
Neuropsychological Evaluation—Children Peter M. Rankin Faraneh Vargha-Khadem Introduction The neuropsychological evaluation of children with epilepsy involves the assessment and interpretation of a broad range of variables that have the potential…
