Managing Epilepsy with Women in Mind (Hardcover, New)

At various stages in their life cycle, women with epilepsy have different needs from men and need a more female-orientated service. However, services for people with epilepsy remain androcentric and largely ignore that 50% of the recipients of epilepsy care in the United Kingdom are female. Indeed, 40% of those women engaged with epilepsy services are of childbearing potential. Epilepsy and its treatment can affect or compromise the menstrual cycle, contraception, fertility, pregnancy, child development in the womb, post-birth childcare and menopause, just as these life stages can affect epilepsy and its management. Based on audited clinical experience over the last 10 years at one of the very few clinics for women with epilepsy in the United Kingdom and on the curriculum of the Birmingham University Masters Course in Epilepsy, this book attempts to address these issues for women with epilepsy using evidence-based recommendations for care where possible and indicating those many areas where evidence is lacking and further research is needed. Written from the point of view of women with epilepsy, this text 1) is the only other current book on topic (Morrell) biased towards US practice. 2) includes helpful Action Plans and Review Plans for rapid reference. 3) is authored by the Director of the Birmingham University MSc Course in Epilepsy and Editor-in-Chief of "Seizure: the European Journal of Epilepsy."

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	August 2005
Authors:	Timothy Betts • Lyn Greenhill
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84184-352-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Gynaecology & obstetrics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN:	1-84184-352-0
Barcode:	9781841843520

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