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Epilepsy Case Studies: Pearls for Patient Care

✍ Scribed by Elaine Wirrell M.D. (auth.), William O. Tatum, Joseph I. Sirven, Gregory D. Cascino (eds.)


Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Leaves
196
Edition
1
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


Written by expert epilepsy clinicians from the Mayo Clinic, Epilepsy Case Studies: Pearls for Patient Care presents a wide variety of case histories drawn from β€œreal life” experiences in people with seizures. Designed to stimulate the same deductive reasoning that is commonly used when seeing epilepsy patients in the clinic, this practical book presents the clinical scenario and then poses a range of stimulating questions to organize the reader’s thoughts to address each case. Questions that revolve around each case include common ones such as β€œHow does this test help us with the diagnosis?” and β€œWhat is the precise relationship of the patient’s seizures to their overall neurological condition?” The most poignant questions include β€œHow does this information help us to devise a treatment plan?” and β€œWhat do we know about the anticipated course and prognosis?” The questions raised in each section incorporate the clinical course and evaluation. Where possible, the discussion relies upon the latest medical evidence to support the responses and includes up-to-date techniques used for patients with and without seizure control. At the end of each case a few salient citations are referenced, as are a few of the more pertinent articles that the reader can reference to obtain an overview of the topic. Take-home messages are encapsulated in the form of clinical pearls that are designed to form the basic understanding of the case scenarios presented. A major contribution to the literature in epileptology, Epilepsy Case Studies: Pearls for Patient Care will be an invaluable reference for all clinicians who treat patients with epilepsy.

✦ Table of Contents


Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Epileptic Spasms....Pages 1-5
Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy....Pages 7-11
Febrile Seizures....Pages 13-16
Childhood Absence Epilepsy....Pages 17-20
Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome....Pages 21-24
Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes....Pages 25-27
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy....Pages 29-32
Focal Seizures in Children....Pages 33-36
Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus....Pages 37-41
Comorbidity and Seizures....Pages 43-46
Depression and Epilepsy....Pages 47-50
Brain Tumor and Epilepsy....Pages 51-54
Head Trauma and Posttraumatic Seizures....Pages 55-58
Autonomic Seizures and Panayiotopoulos Syndrome....Pages 59-62
Starting Antiepileptic Drugs....Pages 63-66
Stopping Antiseizure Drugs....Pages 67-70
Classification of Epilepsy....Pages 71-75
Epilepsy in Older Adults....Pages 77-80
Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy....Pages 81-85
Metabolism and Antiseizure Drugs....Pages 87-93
Driving and Epilepsy....Pages 95-98
Frontal Lobe Epilepsy....Pages 99-102
Pregnancy and Epilepsy....Pages 103-106
Hormonal Replacement Therapy....Pages 107-110
Seizure Versus Syncope....Pages 111-115
Dementia and Seizures....Pages 117-120
Video-EEG Monitoring and Reflex Epilepsy....Pages 121-124
Violence and Epilepsy....Pages 125-128
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures....Pages 129-133
Physiologic Nonepileptic Events....Pages 135-138
Surgery Candidate (Scalp EEG)....Pages 139-143
Surgery Candidate (Intracranial EEG)....Pages 145-149
Drug-Resistant Surgical Failure....Pages 151-155
Epilepsy and Disability....Pages 157-160
Memory Loss and Seizures....Pages 161-165
Status Epilepticus Convulsive....Pages 167-170
Status Epilepticus Non-convulsive....Pages 171-174
SUDEP and Cardiac Arrhythmia....Pages 175-178
Investigational Treatment for Epilepsy....Pages 179-182
Alternative Medicines in Epilepsy....Pages 183-186
Back Matter....Pages 187-192

✦ Subjects


Neurology; Internal Medicine


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