Download or read book Neurological Emergencies written by S.D. Shorvon and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neurological Emergencies presents a comprehensive guide on the initial assessment and early treatment of patients with neurological emergencies. It discusses the diagnosis, emergency investigations, and handling of coma patients. It addresses the management of focal supratentorial lesion. Some of the topics covered in the book are the diffuse neurological or systemic disturbance; emergency resuscitation; diagnosis and treatment of transtentorial herniation; diagnosis and treatment of acute viral encephalitis; raised intracranial pressure; diagnosis and treatment of non-viral infective encephalitis; viral meningitis; meningovascular syphilis; diagnosis and treatment of cerebral abscess; diagnosis and treatment of intracranial subdural empyema; and diagnosis and treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis. The diagnosis and treatment ofstroke is fully covered. An in-depth account of the difference between haemorrhage and infarction is provided. The diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage is completely presented. A chapter is devoted to the prevention of more cranial bleeding.
Download or read book Epilepsy as a Dynamic Disease written by John Milton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to bring together experts in epilepsy, bio-engineering and dynamical systems theory, to discuss the possibility of treating epilepsy by controlling mechanisms that cause seizures. It includes a unique reference database with more than 1000 references, including hard-to-access references in the Russian literature.
Download or read book Epilepsy Journal Easily Track Seizures Medications Triggers Side Effects written by Medjournal Essentials and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keeping a record of seizures is an important part of epilepsy management. This journal makes it easy to record all the information you need to keep track of and share it with your doctor. Year to View Calendar - Makes it easy to see frequency and note changes over time. Medication History - Track your medications, dose changes and side effects. Seizure Log - Record what happens before, during and after a seizure. Easy for family members or caregivers to update. Track patterns and frequency on the calendar pages. Keep a detailed history of medications, dose changes and side effects. Look for triggers and warning signs. Track how medication and lifestyle changes impact your condition. Tick box format makes it quick and easy to record triggers. Written in plain English - easy for anyone to update and understand including those who may not be familiar with medical terminology. Undated so you can start any time. Calendar covers four years allowing plenty of space to add historical data if you choose. Section for questions to ask your doctor. Space for your notes and observations on the seizure log pages. Why Is It Important to Keep a Seizure Log? There are several important reasons for keeping a seizure diary - to aid in diagnosis, to help you and your doctor to make decisions about treatment, and to help you to spot patterns and triggers. Diagnosis & Treatment Decisions Writing down what happens before, during and after a seizure can help your doctor identify the type of seizures that you have. This is important because some medications are more effective for certain types of seizures. Keeping a record also helps you and your doctor decide whether medications are effective or need changing. If seizures get better, stay the same, or get worse after a medication change everyone needs to know. A log will also help you to track side effects from medications that you take. All this information helps you and your healthcare provider make informed decisions about treatment. This journal makes it easy to keep all your records together and to share them with your doctor or neurologist. Patterns & Triggers Noting the time, where you were and what was going on prior to a seizure may help you to spot patterns and identify potential triggers. Some common triggers are listed on the seizure record pages as tick box options, and there are spaces to record your own. There is also a notes section for your own observations and thoughts. Identifying triggers could help you find lifestyle changes that may help. Keeping records will also help you to see if lifestyle changes you introduce are making a difference. Make record keeping one less thing to worry about by keeping all your information together in a journal specifically designed for epilepsy management.
Download or read book The Epilepsies written by Chrysostomos P. Panayiotopoulos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an exhaustive account of the classification and management of epileptic disorders. It provides clear didactic guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of epileptic syndromes and seizures through thirteen chapters, complemented by a pharmacopoeia and CD ROM of video-EEGs.
Download or read book Epilepsy Across the Spectrum written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-07-29 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although epilepsy is one of the nation's most common neurological disorders, public understanding of it is limited. Many people do not know the causes of epilepsy or what they should do if they see someone having a seizure. Epilepsy is a complex spectrum of disorders that affects an estimated 2.2 million Americans in a variety of ways, and is characterized by unpredictable seizures that differ in type, cause, and severity. Yet living with epilepsy is about much more than just seizures; the disorder is often defined in practical terms, such as challenges in school, uncertainties about social situations and employment, limitations on driving, and questions about independent living. The Institute of Medicine was asked to examine the public health dimensions of the epilepsies, focusing on public health surveillance and data collection; population and public health research; health policy, health care, and human services; and education for people with the disorder and their families, health care providers, and the public. In Epilepsy Across the Spectrum, the IOM makes recommendations ranging from the expansion of collaborative epilepsy surveillance efforts, to the coordination of public awareness efforts, to the engagement of people with epilepsy and their families in education, dissemination, and advocacy for improved care and services. Taking action across multiple dimensions will improve the lives of people with epilepsy and their families. The realistic, feasible, and action-oriented recommendations in this report can help enable short- and long-term improvements for people with epilepsy. For all epilepsy organizations and advocates, local, state, and federal agencies, researchers, health care professionals, people with epilepsy, as well as the public, Epilepsy Across the Spectrum is an essential resource.
Download or read book Seizure Journal written by Dainty Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This diary will help your doctor diagnose and manage the type of epilepsy you experience and the medication that could help you. It will also be useful for finding out your warning signs or auras and the possible triggers of your seizures. The medication history and seizure charts will help you and your doctor keep track of the evolution of the epilepsy. This Diary Contains: Seizure Chart. Calendar where you can easily view the evolution of your seizures. Medication History. Manage your medication and doses. Notes. Space for notes. Seizure Details. Easy to fill pages where you record all important details that happened around a seizure. Warning signs At the start or right before a seizure occurs you may experience specific feelings, smells, tastes, memory lapses, daydreaming or jerking movements. Being aware of your specific warnings will allow you to prevent seizures and to position yourself so that the seizure is less likely to hurt you. Triggers Triggers are certain situations that make it more likely for the person with epilepsy to have a seizure. Not all seizures are caused by triggers and some types of epileptic seizures are more likely to have triggers than others. Knowing what triggers your seizures can help you recognize when a seizure may be coming and help you be prepared to lessen the chance that one may occur. Keeping track of your circumstances when you have a seizure can help you figure out what your triggers are. You should also have in mind that when you believe something is a trigger, you might get stressed when you experience it, causing you a seizure. In this case you will not know if the trigger was the apparent trigger or the stress itself. To avoid these situations, it is recommended to keep calm when you experience a possible trigger. Mindful breathing and meditation are techniques used to achieve this calmness. The most common triggers are alcohol consumption, stress, missing medication and sleep deprivation.
Download or read book Absolute Epilepsy and EEG Rotation Review written by Mona Sazgar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the most essential information needed for an epilepsy/ EEG rotation. Chapters are formatted with bullet points and feature clinical pearls. Concise and easy-to-read, this quick reference provides neurology residents, clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy fellows, and other clinicians with the most critical information in epilepsy and EEG in a simplified, yet comprehensive format. Divided into two sections, the book first covers the diagnosis, characteristics, and treatment of epilepsy. The second section focuses on EEG placement, procedures, and patterns in various neurological disorders.
Download or read book Epilepsy Journal for Children Easily Track Your Child s Seizures Medications Triggers Side Effects written by Medjournal Essentials and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the parent of a child with epilepsy you face many challenges, one of which is keeping track of seizures, medications and side effects. This journal will help you keep that information together in one place. It is easy for family members, caregivers or schools to update the journal if needed, and it can be brought along to consultations with your child's doctor. Year to View Calendar - Makes it easy to see frequency and note changes over time. Medication History - Track your child's medications, dose changes and side effects. Seizure Log - Record what happens before, during and after a seizure. Easy for family members or caregivers to update. Track patterns and frequency on the calendar pages. Keep a detailed history of medications, dose changes and side effects. Look for triggers and warning signs. Track how medication and lifestyle changes impact your child's condition. Tick box format makes it quick and easy to record triggers. Written in plain English - easy for anyone to update and understand including those who may not be familiar with medical terminology. Undated so you can start any time. Calendar covers four years allowing plenty of space to add historical data if you choose. Section for questions to ask your doctor. Space for your notes and observations on the seizure log pages. Why Is It Important to Keep a Seizure Log? There are several important reasons for keeping a seizure diary - to aid in diagnosis, to help you and your doctor to make decisions about treatment, and to help you to spot patterns and triggers. Diagnosis & Treatment Decisions Writing down what happens before, during and after a seizure can help your doctor identify the type of seizures that your child is experiencing. This is important because some medications are more effective for certain types of seizures. Keeping a record also helps you and your doctor decide whether medications are effective or need changing. If seizures get better, stay the same, or get worse after a medication change everyone needs to know. A log will also help you track side effects from medications that your child takes. All this information helps you and your healthcare provider make informed decisions about treatment. This journal allows you to keep all your notes and questions together and to share them when you take your child to appointments. Patterns & Triggers Writing down the time, where your child was and what your child was doing prior to a seizure may help you spot patterns and identify potential triggers. Some common triggers are listed on the seizure record pages as tick box options, and there are spaces to record your own. There is also a notes section for your own observations and thoughts. Identifying triggers could help you find lifestyle changes that may help your child. Keeping records will also help you see if any changes you introduce are making a difference. Make record keeping one less thing to worry about by keeping all your child's information together in a journal specifically designed for epilepsy management.
Download or read book Introduction to Epilepsy written by Gonzalo Alarcón and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all aspects of epilepsy, from basic mechanisms to diagnosis and management, as well as legal and social considerations.
Download or read book The Causes of Epilepsy written by Simon Shorvon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 1013 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanded and revised, this unique book provides concise descriptions of the many causes of epilepsy, for use in clinical practice.
Download or read book Epilepsy written by Hans Lüders and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epilepsy is among the most common scourges afflicting the health of humankind and perhaps the most terrifying. In one form or another, it is suffered by one in everyone hundred people on earth, with a disproportionate prevalence at the early and late extremes of life. There is nothing sacred or sanctifying about it in spite of Hippoc rates' terming epilepsy "The Sacred Disease" in a famous treatise. There is nothing ennobling about it despite its occasional designa tion as a "noble disorder" by virtue of i ts having affected the likes of Alexander of Macedon, Julius Caesar and other persons of royal lineage. From time to time, epilepsy is hailed as a condition which is artistically inspirational; Fyodor Dostoyevsky's dependence on his own personal experience with complex partial epilepsy as a source of imagery in the transfiguration scenes of The Brothers Karamazov and as a source of experience in The Idiot is often cited in this respect. In fact, for all its victims in human history, epilepsy has been a sad burden which has disrupted and shortened life, causing suffering and castigation for the duration of their terrestrial journey.
Download or read book Imaging Acute Neurologic Disease written by Massimo Filippi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive survey of best practice in using diagnostic imaging in acute neurologic conditions. The symptom-based approach guides the choice of the available imaging tools for efficient, accurate, and cost-effective diagnosis. Effective examination algorithms integrate neurological and imaging concepts with the practical demands and constraints of emergency care.
Download or read book Pharmacoresistance in Epilepsy written by Luisa Rocha and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although more than 10 new antiepileptic drugs have been developed in the past decade, epilepsy remains resistant to drug therapy in about one third of patients, many of whom struggle with the disease their entire lives. Managing these patients is a challenge and requires a structured multidisciplinary approach. The book includes chapters on all issues related to pharmacoresistance in epilepsy and describes recent developments in the pathogenesis and treatment of this disorder. It addresses abnormalities in inhibitory mechanisms, epilepsy-related changes to the immune system, development of pharmacoresistance caused by chronic exposure to antiepileptic drugs, and novel therapeutic strategies for preventing or slowing down the progression of the disease. Clinicians and basic scientists alike will find up-to-date information on the development of pharmacoesistance, as well as reviews of mechanisms associated with epilepsy that may help them consider novel strategies for preventing the development of pharmacoresistance in the first place. The book also features information on new therapeutic strategies for control of epilepsy, such as transcutaneous electrical stimulation and virtual screening of new antiepileptic drugs. Pharmacoresistance in Epilepsy: From Genes and Molecules to Promising Therapies is useful to anyone working in the field, whether they’re studying epilepsy in the lab or treating it in a doctor’s office.”
Download or read book Seizures and Epilepsy in Children written by Eileen P. G. Vining and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seizures and Epilepsy in Children is the go-to resource for caregivers and families with children who have epilepsy and seizures.
Download or read book Eyelid Myoclonia with Absences written by John S. Duncan and published by John Libbey Eurotext. This book was released on 1996 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eyelid myoclonia with absences is a recently described and under-recognised syndrome of idiopathic generalised epilepsy. The diagnosis may be confused with tics, attempts at self induction, and epilepsy syndromes with a better prognosis such as childhood absence epilepsy. This book summarises current knowledge on the topic; covering the underlying anatomy and physiology of the eyelids, the clinical and electro-encephalographic features and differential diagnosis in children and adults, including a discussion on the issue of self-induction of absences. The current state of knowledge on inheritance and genetics of the condition and treatment strategies are considered. Throughout, recent advances in the field are couched in an historical context, making this book a comprehensive source for all those who need to understand this syndrome whether from a research standpoint or the clinical management of affected children and adults. As such it will be of value to neurologists, epileptologists and those involved in the care and treatment of epileptic patients.
Download or read book Pediatric Neurocritical Care written by Nicholas S. Abend, MD and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pediatric Neurocritical Care is by far the most comprehensive book I have read dealing with this topic... This text will provide an excellent reference for those interested in the pediatric intensive care cases or pediatrics in general. It is written very well and is chock-full of information that Practioners in a pediatric ICU setting would use." --Donna Jacobs, R. EEG T., CNIM, The Neurodiagnostic Journal Caring for children with neurocritical illness often requires multi-specialty collaboration and the understanding of an ever-expanding body of data. This book gives clinicians the up-to-date, concise, and clinically relevant guidance they need to provide optimal care to children with these acute neurologic disorders. The chapters in Pediatric Neurocritical Care are authored by experts in each individual topic, and co-edited by a neurologist and intensivist to ensure that all topics have been fully addressed from both perspectives. The book covers the complete continuum of care from assessment, monitoring, and condition specific management through rehabilitation. Early chapters present differential diagnosis and management approaches to common overarching problems such as coma, headache, and elevated intracranial pressure, followed by chapters focusing on the evaluation and management of specific conditions including traumatic brain injury, stroke, seizures, central nervous system infections, and demyelinating disorders. The final chapters address important associated psychological, social, and ethical issues. To reflect the full spectrum of specialties involved in the burgeoning field of pediatric neurocritical care, the book brings together an international group of experts from multiple disciplines including critical care medicine, anesthesiology, neurology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation medicine, psychology, and pediatric subspecialties. Pediatric Neurocritical Care features: Every topic is addressed from a neurologic and critical care perspective. Comprehensive coverage includes the evaluation of common overarching problems and management of specific conditions, in addition to discussion of related psychological, ethical, and social issues. Chapters are written by internationally known experts from the fields of critical care medicine, anesthesiology, neurology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation medicine, and many affiliated specialties.
Download or read book My Epilepsy Journey written by Epilepsy Journals and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a great book to keep with you to keep track of your seizure activity for your records and to show your doctor. You can see how your seizures and seizure activity is changing.This seizure journal has room to keep track of seizure activity, medications, a detailed log with lots of writing space to keep track of what took place before, during, and after the seizure. Keep track of any auras or warnings you have before the seizure. There is also a space for friends or family to write detailed observations of what they witnessed including movements, speech impairment, and more. You can write about how you were feeling and experiences after the seizure took place.
