Simon Shorvon

Status Epilepticus

Its Clinical Features and Treatment in Children and Adults

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a thorough reappraisal of Status Epilepticus, the severest expression of epilepsy. In the light of modern research it rigorously examines current treatment, critically challenging existing tenets. A new scheme of classification is proposed based not solely on seizure type but also on age, pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical features, considering where possible the clinical aspects of status in the context of their scientific basis, whether this is epidemiology, neurophysiology, neuropathology or neuropharmacology. A practical bias is maintained throughout, based on clinical experience, with greatest space devoted to treatment, including reviews of efficacy and toxicity of individual drugs and helpful use of tables to clearly summarize key information. This is a uniquely comprehensive review of the large volume of published literature in this field and will act as an invaluable reference work and practical guide for a wide range of practising clinicians, from neurologists, psychiatrists and paediatricians right through to those involved primarily in emergency medicine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 695g
• ISBN-13: 9780521031141
• ISBN-10: 0521031141
• Artikelnr.: 21591634

Inhaltsangabe

Frontispiece
Preface
1. The concept of status epilepticus and its history
2. Definition, classification and frequency of status epilepticus
3. Clinical forms of status epilepticus
4. Neurophysiology, neuropathology and neurochemistry of status epilepticus
5. Emergency treatment of status epilepticus
6. Prognosis and outcome of status epilepticus
References
Index.