Atlas of Epilepsies - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848821271 ISBN 13: 9781848821279

Publisher: Springer, 2010

Synopsis

Currently on the market there is no publication available that tackles the difficult subject of epilepsy with such an illustrative approach as is intended in this title. The title will be the premiere text in the field, and a landmark all-encompassing reference book.With the comprehensive feel of an expert clinician at work, The Atlas of Epilepsies will present a hands-on guide to diagnosis, management and treatment of epilepsy in all its forms, and in its entire age-range of affected patients.

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Review:

From the reviews:

“These three volumes contain a collection of succinct chapters on a wide variety of epilepsy topics that includes basic science, evaluation, and treatment. ... Physicians and other health professionals who care for patients with epilepsy are the intended audience ... . The concise nature of each topic, enhanced with numerous illustrations and tables, results in a useful book ... . it easily could find a place in a neurology practice or medical library.” (Kevin Chapman, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2011)

“This extensive and comprehensive atlas attempts to chart a course through the complex world of epilepsy, and it largely succeeds. ... a text must be comprehensive, authoritative and current but must also provide information in an easily accessible manner and form a logical narrative that leads the reader from one section to the next. Overall this atlas succeeds on all counts, and is therefore likely to become one of the leading texts on epilepsy for the foreseeable future.” (Robert Robinson, European Journal of Pediatric Neurology, 2011)

“The Atlas of Epilepsies is a compendious description of the epilepsies. ... contains very comprehensive descriptions of the basic science of seizures and some newer areas of research, making it an up-to-date resource. ... The atlas is an excellent choice. It also deserves a place on the shelves of those who regularly treat epilepsy such as neurologists and epileptologists. ... recommended as a valuable epilepsy reference and should be considered a useful addition to medical and neurological libraries, as well as neurologists’ personal libraries.” (George Morris, Epilepsy & Behavior, February, 2011)

“‘A comprehensive reference work on the subject of epilepsy which would be of use to the specialist. Richly illustrated. Well-referenced. Encyclopaedic!’” (BMA Medical Book Awards, September, 2011)

“Atlas of the Epilepsies is an encyclopedic, comprehensive textbook describing clinical features, symptomatology, EEG tracings, gene mapping where appropriate, differential diagnoses, and treatments for literally, hundreds of epilepsy disorders and syndromes. ... an ideal reference textbook for neurologists, epileptologists, neurosurgeons, pharmacologists, and medical students. ... This book is likely to become a benchmark in the field of epileptology. It seems to serve a generous purpose for the study of clinical manifestations of epilepsies. I can recommend this book without hesitation to the international Neurology community.”­­­ (Joseph J. Grenier, Neurological Sciences, Vol. 32 (4), August, 2011)

About the Author:

Chrysostomos P. Panayiotopoulos MD, PhD, FRCP is a renowned expert in the field of the epilepsies. He has written over 140 articles and editorials in prestigious journals.  His work on establishing the syndromic diagnosis of epilepsies and the appropriate video-EEG methodology for their diagnosis has been regarded as ground breaking."Panayiotopoulos syndrome" and autonomic status epilepticus specific to childhood are amongst his main contributions. His publications on idiopathic generalized epilepsies and absence seizures have shaped the current thought of their diagnosis and management. He is also the first to establish objective differential criteria between visual symptoms of occipital epilepsy and migraine. His books on epilepsies and particularly "A clinical guide to epileptic syndromes and their treatment" 2nd edition, Springer, 2007 are praised as landmarks in the epileptological literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848821271
• ISBN 13: 9781848821279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2111
• Editor: Panayiotopoulos C. P., Benbadis S.R., Beran R.G., Berg A.T., Engel Jr. J., Galanopoulou A.S., Kaplan P.W., Koutroumanidis M., Moshe S.L., Nordli Jr. D.R., Serratosa J.M., Sisodiya S.M., Tatum W.O., Valeta T., Wilner A.