Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and the Mind-Brain Relationship : A New Perspective /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ferguson, Shirley M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rayport, Mark (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schell, Carolyn A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: San Diego ; London : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2006.
• Σειρά: International review of neurobiology ; v. 76.
• Θέματα: Rayport, Mark.; Epilepsy.; Temporal lobe epilepsy > Surgery.; Electronic books.

This book is devoted to the surgical treatment of epilepsy and its consequences, and provides an extraordinary perspective on the fascinating question of the relationship between brain and mind. Contrary to the current emphasis on statistics and objectivity, this book is dedicated to understanding t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Cover
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Section I: Physiological Correlates of Freud's Theories
• Chapter 1: The ID, The Ego, and The Temporal Lobe
• I. Introduction
• II. Phenomenology of Seizures
• III. Clinical Findings in Patients Treated at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, During the 1960s
• IV. The Interictal Period
• V. Complete Case Histories of Two Patients with Psychotic Manifestations
• VI. Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 2: ID, EGO, and Temporal Lobe Revisited
• I. Introduction
• II. Historical Perspective
• III. Clinical Material
• IV. Methodology
• V. Findings
• VI. Conclusions
• References
• Section II: Stereotaxic Studies
• Chapter 3: Olfactory Gustatory Responses Evoked by Electrical Stimulation of Amygdalar Region in Man are Qualitatively Modifiable by Interview Content: Case Report and Review
• I. Introduction
• II. Case Report
• III. Methods
• IV. Results
• V. Discussion
• VI. Summary and Conclusions
• References
• Section III: Controversy In Definition of Behavioral Disturbance
• Chapter 4: Pathogenesis of Psychosis in Epilepsy. The "Seesaw" Theory: Myth or Reality?
• I. Introduction
• II. Classifications of Psychosis in Epilepsy
• III. Relationships Between Psychosis and Seizure Disorder
• IV. Experience of the Epilepsy Comprehensive Program at the Medical College of Ohio
• V. Illustrative Case Material
• VI. Response to Treatment Contributes to Our Understanding
• VII. Summary
• References
• Section IV: Outcome of Temporal Lobectomy
• Chapter 5: Memory Function after Temporal Lobectomy for Seizure Control: A Comparative Neuropsychiatric and Neuropsychological Study
• I. Introduction
• II. Literature
• III. Clinical Material
• IV. Results
• V. Comparison of Neuropsychiatric and Neuropsychological Evaluation of Memory Function After TLX
• VI. Discussion
• VII. Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 6: Life After Surgery for TemporoLimbic Seizures
• I. Introduction
• II. Review of the Literature
• III. Material and Methodology
• IV. Results
• V. Behavioral Outcome
• VI. Discussion and Conclusions
• References
• Appendix I: In Memoriam: Mark Rayport, M D.C M., Ph D., F A C S
• An Appreciation by George Ojemann
• References
• Appendix II: Conceptual Foundations of Studies of Patients Undergoing Temporal Lobe Surgery for Seizure Control
• I. Definition of Clinical Neuropsychiatry
• II. Neuropsychiatric Epileptology
• III. Scopes of Neuropsychiatric and Neuropsychological Epileptology
• IV. Experimental and Therapeutic Brain Ablation Paradigms
• V. Algorithm and Policies of Presurgical Evaluation
• References
• Index
• Contents of Recent Volumes
• Last Page.