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This new book, The Epilepsies, details the most recent advances in epileptic seizures, epileptic syndromes and their management. It is based on the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification, and practice parameter and guidelines issued by the ILAE and other recognised medical authorities. Seizures and syndromes are explored in their scientific context and also include newly described seizures, syndromes and methodologies that, in my opinion, should be appreciated by practising physicians and should be considered in future ILAE revisions and practice parameters. This is in accord with the ILAE Task Force invitation to physicians to contribute to the shaping of future revisions.
Contents
- Preface
- 1. Clinical Aspects of the Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures and Epileptic Syndromes
- 2. Optimal Use of the EEG in the Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsies
- The Value of Routine Inter-Ictal or Ictal Extracranial EEG in Epilepsies Should Neither Be Overrated nor Undervalued
- Sources of Error in EEG
- Activating Procedures
- The EEG Recording Should Be Tailored to the Specific Circumstances of the Individual Patient
- The Role of EEG Technologists
- Digital EEG
- Video–EEG Recording Should Be Made Routine Practice
- An EEG Report Should Be Helpful and Committed: It Should Not Be an Abbreviated Factual Report
- The Significance of the EEG after the First Afebrile Seizure
- References
- 3. Brain Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsies
- 4. Principles of Therapy in Epilepsies
- 5. Neonatal Seizures and Neonatal Syndromes
- Neonatal Seizures
- Neonatal Syndromes
- Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures
- Benign Neonatal Seizures (Non-Familial)
- Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy
- Ohtahara Syndrome
- Non-Epileptic Movement Disorders in Neonates and Infants Imitating Seizures
- Benign Neonatal Sleep Myoclonus
- Benign Non-Epileptic Myoclonus of Early Infancy
- Hyperekplexia
- References
- 6. Idiopathic Epileptic Seizures and Syndromes in Infancy
- Conditions with Epileptic Seizures That Do Not Require a Diagnosis of Epilepsy
- Idiopathic Epileptic Syndromes
- Febrile Seizures
- Benign Infantile Seizures (Familial and Non-Familial)
(Watanabe–vigevano Syndrome) - Other Hereditary Syndromes with Benign Infantile Seizures
- Generalised Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures plus
(Autosomal Dominant Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures plus) - Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy
- References
- 7. Epileptic Encephalopathies in Infancy and Early Childhood in Which the Epileptiform
Abnormalities May Contribute to Progressive Dysfunction
- West Syndrome
- Dravet Syndrome
(Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy) - Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome
- Landau–Kleffner Syndrome
(Acquired Epileptic Aphasia) - Epilepsy with Continuous Spike-and -Waves during Slow-Wave Sleep
(Epileptic Encephalopathy with Electrical Status Epilepticus during Slow-Wave Sleep) - Myoclonic Status in Non-Progressive Encephalopathies
- Atypical Benign Partial Epilepsy of Childhood
- Hypothalamic (Gelastic) Epilepsy
- References
- 8. Severe Neocortical Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy and Childhood
- 9. Benign Childhood Focal Seizures and Related Epileptic Syndromes
- Benign Childhood Seizure Susceptibility Syndrome
- Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (Rolandic Seizures)
- Panayiotopoulos Syndrome
- Gastaut-Type Idiopathic Childhood Occipital Epilepsy (Idiopathic Childhood Occipital Epilepsy)
- Other Phenotypes of Benign Childhood Seizure Susceptibility Syndrome
- Management of Benign Childhood Focal Seizures
- Unified Concept for the Benign Childhood Focal Seizures (Benign Childhood Seizure Susceptibility Syndrome)
- Benign (Isolated) Focal Seizures of Adolescence
- References
- 10. Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsies
- 11. Familial (Autosomal Dominant) Focal Epilepsies
- Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
- Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Mesial Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Lateral Familial (Autosomal Dominant) Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Familial Focal Epilepsy with Variable Foci
- Other Possible Familial (Autosomal Dominant) Focal Epilepsies Not Yet Recognised
- References
- 12. Symptomatic and Probably Symptomatic Focal Epilepsies: Topographical Symptomatology and Classification
- Limbic Epilepsies
- Neocortical Epilepsies (See Pages 207–221)
- Temporal Lobe Epilepsies
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis (Hippocampal Epilepsy)
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Defined by Specific Aetiologies Other than Hippocampal Sclerosis
- Lateral Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Frontal Lobe Epilepsies
- Epilepsia Partialis Continua of Kozhevnikov
- Parietal Lobe Epilepsies
- Occipital Lobe Epilepsies
- The Drug Treatment of Focal Epilepsies
- Antiepileptic Drugs Effective for Focal Seizures
- Monotherapy of Focal Epilepsies
- Rational Polytherapy
- References
- 13. Reflex Seizures and Reflex Epilepsies
- 14. Pharmacopoeia of Prophylactic Antiepileptic Drugs
- Abbreviations
- NLM CatalogRelated NLM Catalog Entries
- Review The new ILAE report on terminology and concepts for organization of epileptic seizures: a clinician's critical view and contribution.[Epilepsia. 2011]Review The new ILAE report on terminology and concepts for organization of epileptic seizures: a clinician's critical view and contribution.Panayiotopoulos CP. Epilepsia. 2011 Dec; 52(12):2155-60. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
- Review The new ILAE report on terminology and concepts for the organization of epilepsies: critical review and contribution.[Epilepsia. 2012]Review The new ILAE report on terminology and concepts for the organization of epilepsies: critical review and contribution.Panayiotopoulos CP. Epilepsia. 2012 Mar; 53(3):399-404. Epub 2012 Jan 13.
- Review [International classification of epileptic seizures, epilepsies, and epileptic syndromes].[Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2004]Review [International classification of epileptic seizures, epilepsies, and epileptic syndromes].Okuma Y. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2004 Nov; 44(11):970-4.
- Review The ILAE classification of seizures and epilepsies: implications for the clinic.[Expert Rev Neurother. 2018]Review The ILAE classification of seizures and epilepsies: implications for the clinic.Beghi E, Sander JW. Expert Rev Neurother. 2018 Mar; 18(3):179-183. Epub 2018 Jan 17.
- [A critical analysis of the new classification of epilepsies and epileptic seizures of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)].[Rev Neurol. 2012][A critical analysis of the new classification of epilepsies and epileptic seizures of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)].Casas-Fernandez C. Rev Neurol. 2012 May 21; 54 Suppl 3:S7-S18.
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