Intractable Seizures: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780306466212)

About 20% of people with epilepsy have seizures which are resistant to anticonvulsant medications. These drug-resistant seizures are called intractable', and the patients who have them - about 1 in 500 of the general population - present a major challenge to neurologists and epilepsy associations. The present volume describes the symptomatology of the major intractable' syndromes, the most appropriate drugs for each, and the possibilities for surgical control. Research related to the causes and effects of unchecked seizures is presented, and new directions in prevention and therapy are discussed.

Author: W. McIntyre Burnham
ISBN-10: 030646621X
ISBN-13: 9780306466212
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2002
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.63d