Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Epilepsy - Hardcover

Orrin Devinsky; Steven Schachter; Steven Pacia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1888799897 ISBN 13: 9781888799897

Publisher: Demos Medical, 2005

Synopsis

Epilepsy is a difficult illness to control; up to 35% of patients do not respond fully to traditional medical treatments. For this reason, many sufferers choose to rely on or incorporate complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) into their treatment regimens. Written for Physicians, knowledgeable laypersons and other professionals, Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Epilepsy bridges the worlds of traditional medicine and CAM to foster a broader perspective of healthcare for patients.

The book respects cultural differences that may incorporate alternative medicine into a medical management programme, and encourages patients to safely continue receiving necessary medical treatments. Wherever possible, scientific evidence supports the choice of treatment modalities, as well as the effectiveness of a combined traditional and CAM approach. Readers will find incisive discussions in sections on:

• Learning to reduce seizures
• Asian, herbal and homeopathic therapies
• Nutritional therapies
• Alternative medical therapies
• Oxygen therapies
• Manipulation and osteopathic therapies
• Music, art and pet therapies

From stress and Epilepsy, to acupuncture, massage, craniosacral therapies, homeopathy, ketogenic diets, aromatherapy, hypnosis and more, the book is all-inclusive and enlightening. Additional commentary by the editors provides a critical vantage point from which to interpret the data and viewpoints of the contributors, all experts in the therapies presented. This balanced, scientific approach will appeal to even those most skeptical of alternative therapies, making the book essential for every professional who seeks to provide the broadest range of effective patient care.

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Review:

<i> A very timely resource publication...Strongly recommend[ed]...to all professionals caring for patients with epilepsy. - Epilepsia</I><p>""An unusual book of impressive scope... The editors have produced a significant contribution to the literature on epilepsy. Professionals as well as patients and families will find information here that is both provocative and of value.""-Neurology<P><i>"" This multiauthored book, edited by three distinguished epileptologists, covers the whole range of complementary and alternative therapies... The book begins with two excellent chapters, which review the quality and necessity of clinical evidence... Overall, I would highly recommend this book not only to physicians, but also to complementary and alternative medical practitioners, carers, and patients.""-The Lancet</i><p>""Integrates complementary and alternative medicine into Western medicine for treatment of epilepsy...presents scientific evidence to support its approaches and rationale of treatment."" - HerbalGram, The Journal of the American Botanical Council<p>""A unique contribution to the field of complementary and alternative medicine...[The book] is suitable and useful for all levels of students and practitioners in a wide variety of health disciplines."" - Doody's Reviews

About the Author:

Dr. Orrin Devinsky is Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine. He directs the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, the Staten Island University Hospital Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, and the Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN). Dr. Devinsky received his B.S. and M.S. from Yale University, M.D. from Harvard Medical School and interned at Bostons Beth Israel Hospital. He completed neurology training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and his epilepsy fellowship at the NIH||Dr. Steven C. Schachter is currently Director of Research for the Neurology Department and Vice Chair of the Committee for Clinical Investigations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. He serves on the executive committee of the Harvard Medical School Scholars in Clinical Science Program and co-directs its Longitudinal Seminar.|Dr. Steven V. Pacia is the Director of Neurology at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at NYU Schoolof Medicine, where he is also Director of the Clinical NeurophysiologyResidency Program. Dr. Pacia is the principal investigator for the NYU site of the first multicenter NIH-funded project to study epilepsy surgery. He has authored numerouspeer-reviewed articles on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy

About this edition

• Publisher: Demos Medical
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1888799897
• ISBN 13: 9781888799897
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 354