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The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that 2.7 million Americans have epilepsy, and that an additional 181,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Being diagnosed with any chronic disease can cause confusion and anxiety to the uninformed patient. Written by an expert in the field, Epilepsy: 199 Answers, 3rd Edition, continues to provide accurate, up-to-date and comprehensible medical information for epilepsy patients and family members. Easy-to-read, informative, and time-tested, this question and answer book covers everything from brain surgery to the Atkins diet; readers will also enjoy a first-

Title Epilepsy : 199 answers : a doctor responds to his patients' questions / Andrew N. Wilner
Edition 3rd edition.
Publisher New York : Demos Medical Publishing
Creation Date [2008]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
English
Content Cover
Title Page
Acknowledments
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Time Line
WHAT IS EPILEPSY?
WHY SO MANY TESTS?
AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE
MEDICATIONS
MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS
ALTERNATIVE THERAPY
BRAIN SURGERY?
CAN I DRIVE?
SEIZURES AND WORK
WOMEN AND EPILEPSY
MY CHILD WITH EPILEPSY
EPILEPSY AND THE ELDERLY
FIRST AID AND SAFETY TIPS
CLINICAL RESEARCH: SHOULD I PARTICIPATE IN A DRUG TRIAL?
WHO ELSE CAN HELP?
NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURES
Afterword
My Health Record
Medications for the Treatment of Epilepsy and Pharmaceutical and Device Contact Information
Resource Guide
Comprehensive Epilepsy CentersDriving and Epilepsy
Epilepsy Summer Camps
Inter national Epilepsy Resources
Internet Resources
Home Safety Checklist
First Aid for Seizures
Other Resources
"Plan of Action" for the Workplace
Glossar y of Acronyms
Glossar y of Terms
Bibliography
Index
Other Demos Titles On Epilepsy
Backcover
Extent 1 online resource (287 pages)
Language English
National Library system number 997010715266905171
MARC RECORDS
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