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A reference on epilepsy, incorporating information from basic neuroscience, genetics, electroencephalography, pediatric and adult neurology, neuropharmacology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. Contains sections on basic mechanisms of epileptogenesis, principles of electroencephalography, clinical epileptology, medications, surgery, and psychosocial aspects. This second edition integrates material on new drugs, advances in neuroimaging such as MRI, and epilepsy surgery in infants, with expanded discussions of cortical anatomy illustrated with three-dimensional MRI images. For professionals and advanced students in medicine. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Thoroughly updated, the Fourth Edition of The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice remains the most comprehensive single-volume clinical reference on the epilepsies. In one convenient source, the book provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options, bringing together the most vital work in the neurosciences, genetics, electroencephalography, pediatric and adult neurology, neuropharmacology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry.This edition includes a new chapter on the pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic medications, complete information on new drugs, and current guidelines for use of older drugs. Other chapters present fresh new material on epilepsy surgery and neuroimaging.
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