Epilepsy

Patients with epilpesy pose many clinical challenges. Even experienced clinicians occasionally arrive at the point where diagnostic, work-up, treatment, or prognostic thinking becomes blocked. Epilepsy is the fifth volume in the "What Do I Do Now?" series and provides the clinician with the necessary tools to evaluate and treat an epilepsy patient. Applying a case-based approach of curbside consultation, the authors present 31 actual cases, providing key points to remember and recommendations for further reading at the end of each case and including EEGs and imaging where applicable. Concise and readable, Epilepsy is the perfect quick-reference guide for anyone working with epilepsy patients.

1 - Febrille Seizures and Other Seizures in Infants
2 - Benign/Idiopathic Partial Epilepsies (IPE) of Childhood
3 - Nonconvulsive Seizues in Acutely Ill Patients
4 - Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
5 - Frontal Lobe Seizure
6 - Seizure Versus Parasomnias
7 - Seizure Versus Syncope
8 - First Unprovoked Seizure
9 - Initial Treatment of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
10 - Initial Treatment of Localization-Related Epilepsy
11 - Status Epilepticus
12 - Adverse Effects of AEDs-Rash
13 - Adverse Effects of AEDs-Idiosyncratic Reactions
14 - Generic AED Substitutions
15 - Withdrawal of AEDs
16 - AED Failures
17 - Drug-Drug Interactions: AEDs
18 - Drug-Drug Interactions: Other Medications
19 - AEDs in Pregnancy and Lactation
20 - Treatment of Epilepsy in the Elderly
21 - Refractory Epilepsy: General Approach
22 - Refractory Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
23 - Refractory Localization-Related Epilepsy: Extratemporal Epilepsy and Intracranial EEG Recording
24 - Complementary and Alternative Therapies
25 - Depression in Epilepsy
26 - Psychosis and Seizures
27 - Cognitive and Behavioral Issues
28 - Sleep Disturbances in Epilepsy
29 - Bone Health
30 - Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
31 - Work, Driving, and Epilepsy

Carl W. Bazil, MD, PhD, Caitlin Tynan Doyle Professor of Clinical Neurology, Director, Division of Epilepsy and Sleep, Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY. Derek Chong, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Director, Clinical Anticonvulsant Drug Trials, Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY. Daniel Friedman, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, New York University, New York, NY.