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Epilepsy. [electronic resource]

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This text explains what is meant by epilepsy and offers an explanation of how epilepsy is investigated. Recent advances in the management of epilepsy by the use of drugs and by surgery are considered, as is the impact of new imaging techniques.

Title Epilepsy. [electronic resource]
Edition 3rd ed.
Publisher Oxford : Oxford University Press
Creation Date 2023
Notes Previous edition: published as by Anthony Hopkins and Richard Appleton. 1996.
Includes index.
Previously issued in print: 2009.
English
Content Contents
1 What is epilepsy?
2 The different types of epileptic seizure and epilepsy syndromes
3 The causes of epilepsy
4 The first seizure and the diagnosis of epilepsy
5 Tests in epilepsy
6 The treatment of epilepsy
7 The long-term outlook
8 Living with epilepsy
9 Convulsions associated with fever
10 The future: hope or hype?
Appendix 1: Patient perspectives
Appendix 2: Useful addresses
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Series The facts
Oxford scholarship online
Extent 1 online resource (197 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date �2009.
National Library system number 997010717333105171
MARC RECORDS
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