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The treatment of epilepsy / edited by Simon Shorvon, Emilio Perucca, Jerome Engel, Jr. - Fourth edition. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781118936979 1118936973 9781118936986 (Adobe PDF) 1118936981 (Adobe PDF) 9781118936993 (ePub) 111893699X (ePub)

Publisher. No.: EB00628342 Recorded Books

LCCN: 2015034222

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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
Anticonvulsants--Therapeutic use.
Epilepsy.
Epilepsy--Chemotherapy.
Epilepsy--Surgery.
Medical.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RC372

Dewey Class. No.: 616.8/53061

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL 385