Handbook of Epilepsy

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this best-selling pocket reference is a practical point-of-care guide to the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. This edition includes a revised classification of epilepsy syndromes, several newly identified syndromes, and new clinical guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society. The authors provide complete information on new antiepileptic drugs such as levetiracetam and new formulations, indications, and dosing schedules for older drugs. Also included are timely discussions on neuropsychological effects of seizures and antiepileptic drugs, long-term efficacy of vagal nerve stimulation, and management of elderly patients, women, and children with epilepsy.

Thomas R. Browne, M.D.: Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine; Director Boston University School of Medicine Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Massachusetts Gregory L. Holmes, M.D.: Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School; Chief of Neurology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire