Classification of seizures and epilepsy / W. Allen Hauser -- EEG in the evaluation of epilepsy / Ronald P. Lesser and Robert S. Fisher -- An overview of antiepileptic drug pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics / C.E. Pippenger -- The use of antiepileptic drugs / Dennis B. Smith and Joao DeToledo; appendix: The special situation of status epilepticus / Ronald P. Lesser and Dennis B. Smith -- Surgery for epilepsy / Robert S. Fisher and Ronald P. Lesser -- The patient's perspective on epilepsy / Nancy Santilli