The treatment of epilepsy /

• Other Authors: Shorvon, S. D. (Simon D.) (Editor), Perucca, Emilio (Editor), Engel, Jerome, Jr (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2016.
• Edition: Fourth edition.
• Subjects: Epilepsy > drug therapy.; Anticonvulsants > therapeutic use.; Epilepsy > surgery.; Epilepsy.; Anticonvulsants > Therapeutic use.; Epilepsy > Surgery.; Epilepsy > Chemotherapy.; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Medical.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118936979; 1118936973; 9781118936986 (Adobe PDF); 1118936981 (Adobe PDF); 9781118936993 (ePub); 111893699X (ePub)
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118936979

The Treatment of Epilepsy, fourth edition, is a comprehensive reference and clinical guide to the pharmacological, medical and surgical options available in the treatment of epilepsy. -The text is compiled by a group of internationally renowned editors and contributors and is now in full color and extensively illustrated -The first two sections cover the background to, and principles of, treatment in different clinical situations -Section three comprises a series of systematic reviews of contemporary drug therapy, devoting one chapter to each anti-epileptic drug and covering all clinically-relevant aspects -Section four focuses on the surgical options, devoting individual chapters to each of the modalities of presurgical assessment and to each surgical operation or approach -This 4th edition is extensively revised incorporating the many recent developments in therapy, and comprises 81 chapters from world experts from 18 countries.