Epilepsy Case Studies Pearls for Patient Care

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 “real 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 “How does this test help us with the diagnosis?” and “What is the precise relationship of the patient’s seizures to their overall neurological condition?” The most poignant questions include “How does this information help us to devise a treatment plan?” and “What 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.

Chapter 1

Case 1 Epileptic Spasms

Elaine Wirrell

Chapter 2

Case 2 Pyridoxine-dependent Epilepsy

Lily Wong-Kisiel

Chapter 3

Case 3 Febrile Seizures

Harry S. Abram

Chapter 4

Case 4 Childhood Absence Epilepsy

Raj D. Sheth

Chapter 5

Case 5 Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 6

Case 6 Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes

David N. Hammond

Chapter 7

Case 7 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 8

Case 8 Focal Seizures in Children

Katherine Nickels

Chapter 9

Case 9 Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 10

Case 10 Co-morbidity and Seizures

Matthew T. Hoerth

Chapter 11

Case 11 Depression and Epilepsy

Kristine S. Ziemba

Chapter 12

Case 12 Brain Tumor and Epilepsy

Gregory D. Cascino and William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 13

Case 13 Head Trauma and Post-traumatic Seizures

Jerry J. Shih

Chapter 14

Case 14 Autonomic Seizures and Panayiotopoulos Syndrome

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 15

Case 15 Starting Antiepileptic Drugs

Kristen Marie Kathryn Kelly and Gregory D. Cascino

Chapter 16

Case 16 Stopping Antiepileptic Drugs

Kristen Marie Kathryn Kelly and Gregory D. Cascino

Chapter 17

Case 17 Classification of Epilepsy

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 18

Case 18 Epilepsy in Older Adults

Joseph I. Sirven

Chapter 19

Case 19 Myoclonic Epilepsy

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 20

Case 20 Metabolism and Antiepileptic Drugs

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 21

Case 21 Driving and Epilepsy

Joseph I. Sirven

Chapter 22

Case 22 Pseudo-pseudoseizures

Lily Wong-Kisiel

Chapter 23

Case 23 Pregnancy and Antiepileptic Drugs

Amy Z. Crepeau and Gregory D. Cascino

Chapter 24

Case 24 Hormonal Replacement Therapy

Katherine Noe

Chapter 25

Case #25 Seizure Versus Syncope

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 26

Case 26 Dementia and Seizures

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 27

Case 27 Video-EEG Monitoring and Reflex Epilepsy

Joseph Drazkowski

Chapter 28

Case 28 Violence and Epilepsy

Jerry J. Shih

Chapter 29

Case 29 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 30

Case 30 Physiologic Nonepileptic Events

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 31

Case 31 Surgical Candidate (Skip)

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 32

Case 32 Intracranial EEG

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 33

Case 33 Drug-resistant Surgical Failure

Ricky W. Lee and Gregory D. Cascino

Chapter 34

Case 34 Epilepsy and Disability

Joseph I. Sirven

Chapter 35

Case 35 Memory Loss and Seizures

John Lucas

Chapter 36

Case 36 Status Epilepticus Convulsive

Joseph I. Sirven

Chapter 37

Case 37 Status Epilepticus Nonconvulsive

Joseph I. Sirven

Chapter 38

Case 38 SUDEP and Cardiac Arrhythmia

Joseph I. Sirven

Chapter 39

Case 39 Investigational Treatment for Epilepsy

William O. Tatum IV

Chapter 40

Case 40 Alternative Medicines in Epilepsy

Joseph I. Sirven