Main description:

This concise text mirrors the content of the Epilepsy Board as distributed by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Epilepsy diagnosis, classification and treatment are thoroughly covered, along with seizure classification, epidemiology, normal and abnormal EEG, and treatment with antiepileptic medications and other modalities. Formatted with multiple choice questions and explanations, this complete resource will prepare physicians and students for the Epilepsy Board examination and provide the latest clinical approaches.

Contents:

Ch. 1: Physiologic Basis of EEG and Epilepsy

Ch. 2: EEG instrumentation, Montage, Polarity, and Localization

Ch. 3: Normal EEG Variants and Artifacts

Ch. 4: Neonatal EEG and Neonatal Seizures

Ch. 5: MCQ

Ch. 6: Ictal and Interictal EEG

Ch. 7: EEG and Semiology in Generalized Epilepsies

Ch. 8: EEG and Semiology in Focal Epilepsy

Ch. 9: Status Epilepticus

Ch. 10: EEG in Encephalopathy and Coma

Ch. 11: MCQ

Ch. 12: Electro-clinical Syndromes by Age of Onset - Childhood, Adolescence-adult

Ch. 13: Seizures and Epilepsy in Early Life

Ch. 14: Imitators of Epilepsy

Ch. 15: Genetic Analysis of Epilepsies

Ch. 16: Epilepsy Secondary to Specific Mechanisms<

Ch. 17: MCQ

Ch. 18: Principles of Epilepsy Diagnosis and Management

Ch. 19: Old Generation Antiepileptic Drugs

Ch. 20: New Generation Antiepileptic Drugs

Ch. 21: Dietary Therapies

Ch. 22: Other Pharmacological Therapies: Investigational Antiepileptic Drugs, Animal Models of Epilepsy, Hormonal Therapy, Immunotherapy

Ch. 23: Epilepsy Management in Special Populations

Ch. 24: MCQ

Ch. 25: Neuroimaging in Epilepsy

Ch. 26: Neuropsychological Evaluation in Epilepsy

Ch. 27: Magnetoencephalography and magnetic source modeling

Ch. 28: Vagus Nerve Stimulation and other Neuromodulation

Ch. 29: Epilepsy surgery assessment and testing

Ch. 30: Procedures and outcomes in epilepsy surgery

Ch. 31: Quality of Life in Epilepsy

Ch. 32: MCQ