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Drug-Resistant Epilepsies (Hardcover)
Philippe Kahane, Anne Berg, Wolfgang Loescher, Doug Nordli, Emilio Perucca
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Over 12 million people with epilepsy have seizures that cannot be
controlled by antiepileptic drugs. The term "drug-resistance" is
abundantly used in the epilepsy literature but the definitions
proposed differ considerably. It is used indifferently in a number
of different settings: as a criterion for selection of patients
eligible for new antiepileptic drug trials, for the selection of
surgical candidates, for the design of epidemiological studies, for
the design of studies on quality of life, for the definition of the
epileptic encephalopathies (in comparison to more benign epilepsy
syndromes), to mention but a few. As a result, available studies
are usually not comparable and referral to epilepsy specialists is
unacceptably delayed. The volume includes several focused chapters
on all issues relating to drug-resistance and offers the basis for
a consensus on a clinically meaningful core definition.
Book & DVD. With its many colour illustrations, this book
provides a valuable overview of this fascinating discipline.
Stereotaxy is a neurosurgical technique which consists in using the
co-ordinates obtained by placing electrodes in a patient's brain to
"map" in precise detail the part of the brain causing a particular
disease, providing the neurosurgeon with the detailed information
required for a more targeted surgical intervention. The book first
provides background information on stereotaxy, discussing the
methods and techniques used in stereotaxy applied to epilepsy
surgery. Its many illustrations of surgical interventions and of
the materials and methods used when implanting the electrodes give
the reader a very clear view of the sequence of events involved.
This is a true guide to stereotaxy and neurosurgery. The DVD
features video sequences and 51 clinical cases!
Having appeared in the 1930s in Montreal, standardised
neuropsychological evaluation has become an essential tool in the
clinical diagnosis and evaluation of surgical epileptic patients.
Nevertheless, despite great progress over the last 20 to 30 years
in the diagnosis and medical treatment of epilepsy, clinical
neuropsychology still remains largely associated with surgical
epilepsy, particularly surgery of the temporal lobe. Clinical
neurology has still not managed to clear a way in the daily
practice with patients with all types of epilepsy despite
significant advances in cognitive neuroscience and a large number
of clinical studies on epilepsy and cognition. How is it that there
are only rarely major advances in the field of clinical
neuropsychology? It has long been time for this question to be
asked, and for an attempt to be made to bring about changes. This
was the aim of the Toronto workshop and the result of this book.
Every approach was debated, providing important elements to reflect
on and allowing a great forum for exchanges. This book includes the
communications from the main participants and comments from some
others on specific subjects.
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Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (Hardcover)
Alexis Arzimanoglou, J. Helen Cross, William D Gaillard, Hans Holthausen, Prasanna Jayakar, …
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