The epilepsy book : optimizing diagnosis and treatment /: optimizing diagnosis and treatment. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thalia Valeta.
• Other Names: Valeta, Thalia
• Contents: History of epilepsy.- General Aspects of Epilepsy.- Preparing for the medical consultation.- Epileptic seizures.- Febrile seizures.- Reflex seizures.- Epileptic syndromes and their classification.- Idiopathic generalized epilepsies.- Benign childhood focal epilepsy.- Epileptic encephalopathies.- Structural (symptomatic) focal epilepsy.- Women and epilepsy.- Mortality and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).- Investigations for epileptic seizures.- Prophylactic treatment with antiepileptic drugs.- Comorbidities in epilepsy.- Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.- Psychological treatments for epilepsy.- ''Metamyth''©/Dramatherapy.- Complementary (alternative) treatments for epilepsy.- Dietary treatments for epilepsy and ketogenic diet.- Safety in epilepsy.- Psychosocial impact of epilepsy.- Psychosocial aspects- parental reactions and needs in idiopathic focal epilepsies.- Stigma in epilepsy and how to combat it.- Websites and other resources for people with epilepsy.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 616.85/3; Popular works; Epilepsy; Epilepsy -- Diagnosis; Epilepsy -- Treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Epilepsy; Epilepsy -- Diagnosis; Epilepsy -- Treatment; Medical -- Neurology; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medicine; Neurology; Medical -- General; Popular medicine & health; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319616797
• Related ISBNs: 331961679X; 9783319616773
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 8, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.