Epilepsy Board Review: A Comprehensive Guide

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Physiologic Basis of EEG and Epilepsy....Pages 3-13
EEG Instrumentation, Montage, Polarity, and Localization....Pages 15-32
Normal EEG Variants and Artifacts....Pages 33-53
Neonatal EEG and Neonatal Seizures....Pages 55-69
Back Matter....Pages 71-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Ictal and Interictal EEG....Pages 83-91
EEG and Semiology in Generalized Epilepsies....Pages 93-107
EEG and Semiology in Focal Epilepsy....Pages 109-113
Status Epilepticus....Pages 115-125
EEG in Encephalopathy and Coma....Pages 127-137
Back Matter....Pages 139-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Electro-Clinical Syndromes by Age of Onset—Childhood, Adolescence, and Adult....Pages 155-159
Seizures and Epilepsy in Early Life....Pages 161-165
Imitators of Epilepsy....Pages 167-170
Genetic Analysis of Epilepsies....Pages 171-176
Epilepsy Secondary to Specific Mechanisms....Pages 177-185
Back Matter....Pages 187-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Principles of Epilepsy Diagnosis and Management....Pages 203-212
Old-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs....Pages 213-223
New-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs....Pages 225-233
Dietary Therapies....Pages 235-240
Other Pharmacological Therapies: Investigational Antiepileptic Drugs, Animal Models of Epilepsy, Hormonal Therapy, Immunotherapy....Pages 241-245
Epilepsy Management in Special Populations....Pages 247-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Neuroimaging in Epilepsy....Pages 273-291
Neuropsychological Evaluation in Epilepsy....Pages 293-299
Magnetoencephalography and Magnetic Source Modeling....Pages 301-307
Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Other Neuromodulation....Pages 309-315
Epilepsy Surgery Assessment and Testing....Pages 317-335
Procedures and Outcomes in Epilepsy Surgery....Pages 337-345
Quality of Life in Epilepsy....Pages 347-352
Back Matter....Pages 353-366
Back Matter....Pages 367-375