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Key Features
- This monograph comprehensively covers all aspects of epilepsy relevant to the management of an epileptic patient in practice.
- A clinical approach is maintained throughout this discussion making it easy to assimilate the material presented.
- Considerable weightage has been given to the elicitation of the history, as this is the most important aspect in the assessment of a person with seizures, leading to appropriate and efficient management.
- The types of epilepsy and the epileptic syndromes described provide insight into the evaluation and analysis of the possible ethology of the seizures.
- Advances in the evaluation of epilepsy, including presurgical evaluation, have been dealt with quite extensively. The various currently available antiseizure medications have been highlighted including the management of status epilepticus.
- The role of surgery, the procedures, and the indications have also been elucidated to familiarize the reader with the current surgical options.
- Added noteworthy features in this monograph are the discussions on breakthrough seizures, drug-resistant seizures, and epilepsy in special populations, including the novel New Onset Epilepsy in Adults (NOEA).
- The key points are highlighted after each discussion for a quick recap.
