The Treatment of Epilepsy

Thoroughly updated, the Third Edition of The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice remains the most comprehensive single volume clinical reference on the epilepsies. In one convenient and affordable source, the book provides a broad, detailed and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options, bringing together the most vital work in the neurosciences, genetics, electroencephalography, pediatric and adult neurology, neuropharmacology, neurosurgery and psychiatry. This edition features more than 20 new chapters, most of which are in the sections on antiepileptic medications, epilepsy surgery, basic mechanisms of epileptogenesis, and epileptic seizures and syndromes. All other chapters have been substantially revised