Browne, Thomas R.

Handbook of epilepsy / Thomas R. Browne, Gregory L. Holmes. - 4th ed. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. - ix, 278 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epilepsy: definitions and background -- Types of seizures -- Epilepsies with onset at all ages: symptomatic and probably symptomatic focal epilepsies -- Epilepsies with neonatal onset (birth to 2 months): focal and generalized epilepsies -- Epilepsies with onset during infancy (2 to 12 months) -- Epilepsies with childhood onset (1 to 12 years) -- Epilepsies with juvenile and adult onset (12 years and older) -- Seizures not necessarily requiring a diagnosis of epilepsy -- Diagnosis and differential diagnosis -- Management -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Status epilepticus -- Special considerations in women and the elderly -- Comorbities -- Counseling.

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