Epilepsy : scientific foundations of clinical practice /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rho, Jong M., Sankar, Raman, Cavazos, José E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : M. Dekker, [2004]
Series:Neurological disease and therapy ; 64.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Scientific foundations
  • Pathophysiology of seizures and epilepsy
  • Drug resistance in epilepsy and status epilepticus
  • Genetics of human epilepsy - epilepsy as a channelopathy
  • Antiepileptic drugs
  • Ontogeny of molecular targets of antiepileptic drugs : impact on drug choice
  • Epilepsy and disease modification : animal models for novel drug discovery
  • Nonsynaptic mechanisms in seizures and epileptogenesis : targets for clinical management?
  • A mechanisitic approach to antiepileptic drug interactions
  • Toxicology of idiosyncratic organ toxicities of AEDs
  • Epilepsy surgery
  • Advances in structural and functional neuroimaging : how are these guiding epilepsy surgery?
  • Nonsurgical ablation of epileptic tissue
  • Alternative therapies
  • Social treatments in epilepsy
  • The ketogenic diet : scientific principles underlying its use
  • Vagus nerve stimulation
  • Immunomodulation of epilepsy
  • Neurosteroids : endogenous modulators of seizure susceptibility
  • Other modulators of the epileptic state
  • Impact of neuroendocrine factors on seizure genesis and treatment
  • Chronobiology and sleep : implications of seizure genesis and treatment
  • Chronobiology and sleep : implications for seizure propensity
  • Psycopathology in epilepsy : a window to brain behavior in relationships
  • The future of epilepsy therapy
  • Novel mechanisms of drug delivery
  • Deep brain stimulation : why should this work?
  • Intraoperative optical imaging of epileptiform and functional activity
  • Early seizure detection : theoretical and applied
  • Arresting epileptogenesis : the current challenge