Epilepsy

The realistic, feasible, and action-oriented recommendations in this report can help enable short- and long-term improvements for people with epilepsy. For all epilepsy organizations and advocates, local, state, and federal agencies, researchers, health care professionals, people with epilepsy, as well as the public, Epilepsy Across the Spectrum is an essential resource.

The Atlas: Epilepsy Care in the World (the Epilepsy Atlas) provides an illustrative presentation of data and information on the current status of epilepsy services and care available from 160 countries, areas or territories covering 97.5% of the world population. The Epilepsy Atlas also includes brief reviews of selected topics summarizing the medical, lifestyle, social and economic issues surrounding people with epilepsy.

Product Details
pages: 913 pages
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN: 0632060468
Average Customer Review: N/A
Format: PDF
Size: 103.90 MB

"More than a century and a half ago, Hughlings Jackson defined epileptic seizures as the result of an occasional, sudden and excessive discharge of grey…"

This book presents the most current information on the physiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of epilepsy.

An international group of recognised experts has contributed to this volume to discuss a variety of topics on epilepsy. This volume is not a comprehensive overview of the entire field of epilepsy, but each discussion is focused and will be valuable to both investigators and practitioners.

This volume discusses the most widespread neurological pathology in the world. The book presents interesting contributions to controversial topics in epilepsy.

The very interesting chapters of this book cover various aspects of epileptology from the history and milestones of epilepsy as a disease entity, to the most recent advances in understanding and diagnosing epilepsy.