Dieter Schmidt, William O Tatum, Steven Schachter

Common Pitfalls in Epilepsy

Case-Based Learning

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Common Epilepsy Pitfalls is a comprehensive guide to anticipating and managing the pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 159mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9780521279710
• ISBN-10: 0521279712
• Artikelnr.: 38261584

Autorenporträt

Dieter Schmidt is Emeritus Professor of Neurology at the Free University of Berlin and Head of the Epilepsy Research Group (ERG), Berlin, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Mistaking non-epileptic events for epilepsy
2. Mistaking EEG changes for epilepsy
3. Radiographic errors in epilepsy
4. The first seizure: is it epilepsy?
5. When to start treatment?
6. Which drug is best?
7. How to optimize treatment?
8. What to do if drugs don't work?
9. When to stop treatment
10. Women with epilepsy
11. Management of psychiatric issues in epilepsy
12. Management of emergencies in epilepsy
13. Management of social issues
Index.