Epilepsy in Young People

Fülszöveg

EPILEPSY IN
Younc PEOPLE
Edited by
Euan Ross
Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
David Chadwick
Walton Hospital, Liverpool, UK
and
Robert Crawford
Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals, Horsham, UK
Epilepsy is a serious and complicated disorder in any patient but when it occurs in
schoolchildren and young adults special problems are encountered. This book
tackles the issues under three main headings. Section I deals with the social im-
plications of epilepsy in young people, for example in education and employ-
ment, driving and in personal relationships. In Section II the latest therapies are
described: choosing appropriate therapy, when and how to treat with drugs,
non-drug therapy, and the problems of drug withdrawal. Finally, the authors
of chapters in Section III present the latest research in epilepsy, concentrating on
non-convulsive status epilepticus, ambulatory EEG monitoring, photosensitivity
and new investigatory techniques.
Paediatricians, neurologists,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

EPILEPSY IN
Younc PEOPLE
Edited by
Euan Ross
Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
David Chadwick
Walton Hospital, Liverpool, UK
and
Robert Crawford
Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals, Horsham, UK
Epilepsy is a serious and complicated disorder in any patient but when it occurs in
schoolchildren and young adults special problems are encountered. This book
tackles the issues under three main headings. Section I deals with the social im-
plications of epilepsy in young people, for example in education and employ-
ment, driving and in personal relationships. In Section II the latest therapies are
described: choosing appropriate therapy, when and how to treat with drugs,
non-drug therapy, and the problems of drug withdrawal. Finally, the authors
of chapters in Section III present the latest research in epilepsy, concentrating on
non-convulsive status epilepticus, ambulatory EEG monitoring, photosensitivity
and new investigatory techniques.
Paediatricians, neurologists, psychologists and psychiatrists will find that this
book provides invaluable guidance to the practical management of epilepsy in
young patients.
Other titles of interest from Wiley in this subject area include:
ASPECTS OF EPILEPSY AND PSYCHIATRY
Edited by Michael Trimble and Tom Bolwig (May 1986)
PAEDIATRIC PERSPECTIVES ON EPILEPSY
Edited by Euan Ross and Edward Reynolds (September 1985)
THE PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY OF EPILEPSY
Edited by Michael Trimble (May 1985) Vissza