Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice
Steven C. Schachter (Editor), Gregory L. Holmes (Editor), Dorothee G. A. Kastelijn-Nolst TreniteBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
The field of epilepsy and behavior has grown considerably in the past number of years, reflecting advances in the laboratory and clinic. Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice is the definitive text on epilepsy behavioral issues, from basic science to clinical applications, for all neurologists, psychosocial specialists, and researchers in the fields of epilepsy, neuroscience, and psychology/psychiatry.
Behavioral aspects of epilepsy include a patient's experiences during seizures, his or her reaction during and between seizures, the frequency of episodes and what can be determined from the number of seizures. With contributions by dozens of leading international experts, this is the only book to cover all aspects of this critical emerging science. Adult and pediatric patients, animal models, and epilepsy surgery and its effects are all covered in detail.
Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy is the only source for up-to-date information on a topic that has significant and growing interest in the medical community. This comprehensive, authoritative text has a bench to bedside, approach that covers:
- The mechanisms underlying epilepsy and behavior
- Neurophysiologic function
- Neuropsychiatric and behavioral disorders in patients with epilepsy
- The effects of treatments and surgery on behavior
- Pediatric and adolescent epilepsy
- Disorders associated with epilepsy that impact behavior
- And much more
Synopsis
The field of epilepsy and behavior has grown considerably in the past number of years, reflecting advances in the laboratory and clinic. Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice is the definitive text on epilepsy behavioral issues, from basic science to clinical applications, for all neurologists, psychosocial specialists, and researchers in the fields of epilepsy, neuroscience, and psychology/psychiatry.
Behavioral aspects of epilepsy include a patient!?s experiences during seizures, his or her reaction during and between seizures, the frequency of episodes and what can be determined from the number of seizures. With contributions by dozens of leading international experts, this is the only book to cover all aspects of this critical emerging science. Adult and pediatric patients, animal models, and epilepsy surgery and its effects are all covered in detail.
Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy is the only source for up-to-date information on a topic that has significant and growing interest in the medical community. This comprehensive, authoritative text has a !*bench to bedside!* approach that covers:
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:Michael Joel Schrift, D.O., M.A.(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description:As a neuropsychiatrist who commonly treats patients with the neurobehavioral consequences of epilepsy, I found that this outstanding book provided me with new conceptual insights, practical strategies in management, and an update on current scientific research findings. No longer is it sufficient to just control seizures. The neuropsychiatric complications and quality of life issues have equal if not greater importance. This book is a guide to understanding these issues. Written and edited by a lineup of internationally well known experts in epilepsy and behavior, this book belongs on the shelf of every clinician involved in the care of patients with epilepsy.
Purpose:The purpose is to review epilepsy-related behavioral problems and incorporate "the complementary findings and insights of behavioral scientists from allied fields such as neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, psychology, social science, and cognitive neuroscience." Indeed, the editors and chapter authors have produced an influential book for current and future clinicians.
Audience:The intended audience includes "all scientists interested in epilepsy and clinicians who treat children, adolescents and adults with epilepsy....
Features:The first of the book's 10 sections addresses animal models with an interesting chapter on behavior seizure correlates by Heinrichs. Post presents his kindling model of mood disorders as well. Plasticity and neuronal regulation is discussed in the next section on underlying mechanisms. The clinical aspects of seizures and behavior are presented next with excellent reviews of post-ictal phenomena, reflex epilepsy, and behavioral precipitants. Cognitive functioning in patients with epilepsy is discussed in the section on neuropsychological function with an excellent review of memory impairment by Herman and Seidenberg. The neuropsychiatric complications are discussed next with chapters focusing on classification, mood disorders, anxiety, personality disorders, and frontal lobe behaviors. The effects of treatment of cognitive and mood is discussed in the following section. The surgical treatment of epilepsy is summarized in the next section with presurgical evaluation, outcomes, and the myth of silent cortex. Developmental neuropsychiatric aspects of epilepsy are discussed next. The next to last section contains a mix of topics including psychogenic epilepsy, treatment trials in nonepileptic seizures, autism, cortical malformations, ADHD, migraine, brain tumors, and sleep. The final section contains a historical overview and future prospects for the field. Each chapter ends with pertinent and timely citations of the scientific literature.
Assessment:This is an outstanding new book on the psychiatric complications of epilepsy. This will be the "Lishman" of the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy. It is essential reading for all those who care for patients with epilepsy. (Lishman, Organic Psychiatry: The Psychological Consequences of Cerebral Disorder, 3rd edition (Blackwell Publishing, 1998).
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Reviewer: Michael Joel Schrift, D.O., M.A.(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: As a neuropsychiatrist who commonly treats patients with the neurobehavioral consequences of epilepsy, I found that this outstanding book provided me with new conceptual insights, practical strategies in management, and an update on current scientific research findings. No longer is it sufficient to just control seizures. The neuropsychiatric complications and quality of life issues have equal if not greater importance. This book is a guide to understanding these issues. Written and edited by a lineup of internationally well known experts in epilepsy and behavior, this book belongs on the shelf of every clinician involved in the care of patients with epilepsy.
Purpose: The purpose is to review epilepsy-related behavioral problems and incorporate "the complementary findings and insights of behavioral scientists from allied fields such as neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, psychology, social science, and cognitive neuroscience." Indeed, the editors and chapter authors have produced an influential book for current and future clinicians.
Audience: The intended audience includes "all scientists interested in epilepsy and clinicians who treat children, adolescents and adults with epilepsy...."
Features: The first of the book's 10 sections addresses animal models with an interesting chapter on behavior seizure correlates by Heinrichs. Post presents his kindling model of mood disorders as well. Plasticity and neuronal regulation is discussed in the next section on underlying mechanisms. The clinical aspects of seizures and behavior are presented next with excellent reviews of post-ictal phenomena, reflex epilepsy, and behavioral precipitants. Cognitive functioning in patients with epilepsy is discussed in the section on neuropsychological function with an excellent review of memory impairment by Herman and Seidenberg. The neuropsychiatric complications are discussed next with chapters focusing on classification, mood disorders, anxiety, personality disorders, and frontal lobe behaviors. The effects of treatment of cognitive and mood is discussed in the following section. The surgical treatment of epilepsy is summarized in the next section with presurgical evaluation, outcomes, and the myth of silent cortex. Developmental neuropsychiatric aspects of epilepsy are discussed next. The next to last section contains a mix of topics including psychogenic epilepsy, treatment trials in nonepileptic seizures, autism, cortical malformations, ADHD, migraine, brain tumors, and sleep. The final section contains a historical overview and future prospects for the field. Each chapter ends with pertinent and timely citations of the scientific literature.
Assessment: This is an outstanding new book on the psychiatric complications of epilepsy. This will be the "Lishman" of the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy. It is essential reading for all those who care for patients with epilepsy. (Lishman, Organic Psychiatry: The Psychological Consequences of Cerebral Disorder, 3rd edition (Blackwell Publishing, 1998).