| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Quality of life in epilepsy : the key importance of the interictal state / David M. Ficker -- Co-morbidities in epilepsy : range and impact / J. Layne Moore, John O. Elliott -- Epilepsy, comorbidities, and consequences : implications for understanding and combating stigma / Rosemarie Kobau, Colleen K. DiIorio, Nancy J. Thompson, Yvan A. Bamps, Erik K. St. Louis -- Causes and types of cognitive domain impairments in epilepsy : impairment of consciousness in epilepsy / Luigi Maccotta, Clemente Vega, R. Edward Hogan -- Ictal cognitive impairments due to nonconvulsive status epilepticus / Elizabeth Waterhouse -- Memory and dysexecutive impairments in epilepsy / Erik K. St. Louis, Ashley M. Enke -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, disordered attention, and epilepsy / David W. Dunn, William G. Kronenberger -- Behavioral and developmental disorders in patients with epilepsy / Michael Smith, Esmerelda Llanas -- Cognitive effects of epilepsy therapies / Beth A. Leeman, Kimford J. Meador -- Autism and epilepsy / Vladimír Komárek -- Cognitive rehabilitation strategies in epilepsy / Cher Stephenson, Robert D. Jones -- Adverse effects in epilepsy : recognition, measurement, and taxonomy / Frank G. Gilliam, Laura S. Snavely, Piero Perucca -- Clinically important antiepileptic drug interactions and their influence on adverse effects in epilepsy / Frank M.C. Besag, Philip N. Patsalos -- Minimizing adverse effects of epilepsy therapies : principles and practice / Erik K. St. Louis -- Idiosyncratic adverse side effects of antiepileptic drugs : risk, prevention, and counseling / Mary L. Zupanc, Lily H. Tran -- Effect of anti-epileptic drug therapy on the unborn child / Frank J.E Vajda -- Mood state, anxiety, and psychosis in epilepsy / Michael Salzberg -- The contribution of sleep and anxiety disorders to quality of life in people with epilepsy / Dee Snape, Ann Jacoby, Gus Baker -- Epilepsy and personality / Christopher Turnbull, Simon Jones, Sophia J. Adams, Dennis Velakoulis -- Psychogenic attacks and epilepsy / Selim R. Benbadis, Bláthnaid McCoy, Erik K. St. Louis -- Obesity and epilepsy / Sandra J. Petty, Alison M. Pack -- Epilepsy in the elderly : vascular disease, the aging brain, and selection of appropriate therapies / Katherine H. Noe, Joseph I. Sirven -- Balance disorders and falls in epilepsy / Sandra J. Petty, Keith D. Hill, John D. Wark -- Bone health in epilepsy / Sandra J. Petty, John D. Wark -- Sleep and epilepsy / Irakli Kaolani, Erik K. St. Louis -- Use of complementary and alternative medicine in epilepsy / Dana Ekstein -- Epilepsy, alcohol, and drug abuse / Ekrem Kutluay and Jonathan C. Edwards -- Driving, employment, and related issues in epilepsy / Kristine Ziemba, Joe Drazkowski |
| Summary |
Epilepsy care traditionally focuses on seizures, yet for most epilepsy sufferers, other interictal factors such as mood, cognitive abilities, and treatment adverse effects most influence how they feel and function day to day. Epilepsy and the Interictal State is a practical and comprehensive text that covers quality of life issues, cognition and therapy, adverse effects of epilepsy treatments, mood state and psychiatric co-morbidity and general health aspects of epilepsy. Each chapter employs a standard structure providing background, epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatme |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Epilepsy.
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Comorbidity.
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Quality of life.
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Convulsions.
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Epilepsy -- complications
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Epilepsy -- psychology
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Cognition -- physiology
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Comorbidity
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Quality of Life
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Seizures
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quality of life.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Convulsions
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Comorbidity
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Epilepsy
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Quality of life
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
St. Louis, Erik K., 1965- editor.
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Ficker, David (David M.), 1965- editor.
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O'Brien, Terence J. (Terence John), 1964- editor.
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| LC no. |
2014020668 |
| ISBN |
9781118951002 |
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111895100X |
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9781118951019 |
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1118951018 |
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