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Status Epilepticus

A Clinical Perspective

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Frank W. Drislane

    1. Harvard Medical School, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

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Part of the book series: Current Clinical Neurology (CCNEU)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. General Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History of Status Epilepticus

      • Peter W. Kaplan
      Pages 3-10

    3. Types of Status Epilepticus

      • Frank W. Drislane
      Pages 11-31

    4. Differential Diagnosis of Status Epilepticus

      • Barbara A. Dworetzky, Edward B. Bromfield
      Pages 33-54

    5. Epidemiology of Status Epilepticus

      • Elizabeth J. Waterhouse
      Pages 55-75

    6. The Electroencephalogram in Status Epilepticus

      • Susan T. Herman
      Pages 77-124

  3. Generalized Convulsive and Focal Status Epilepticus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus

      • Bernard S. Chang
      Pages 127-142

    3. Focal Status Epilepticus

      • Donald L. Schomer
      Pages 143-157

  4. Basic Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 158-158
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    2. Cellular Physiology of Status Epilepticus

      • Omotola Hope, Hal Blumenfeld
      Pages 159-180

    3. Cellular Damage and the Neuropathology of Status Epilepticus

      • Nathan B. Fountain
      Pages 181-193

  5. Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Clinical Presentations of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

      • Peter W. Kaplan
      Pages 197-220

    3. Cognitive Manifestations of Status Epilepticus

      • Michael Benatar
      Pages 221-244

    4. Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

      • Frank W. Drislane
      Pages 245-262

  6. Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
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    2. Treatment of Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus

      • Tina Shih, Carl W. Bazil
      Pages 265-288

    3. Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus

      • Teresa L. Smith, Thomas P. Bleck
      Pages 289-298
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About this book

A panel of senior clinicians critically reviews the many forms of status epilepticus (SE), their causes, manifestations, methods of diagnosis, and appropriate treatments. The emphasis is on the disease as encountered by the clinician in the field and the importance of correct recognition and diagnosis. The authors provide for each form of SE the underlying genetic, biological, and developmental background, the pathophysiological processes, as well as the precipitating factors that lead to an episode. For the difficult problem of diagnosing nonconvulsive SE, they offer detailed syndrome classifications, differential diagnoses, descriptions of seizure "imitators," notes on unusual behavioral and cognitive manifestations, and carefully delineated clinical presentations. Additional highlights include striking EEG reproductions that provide classic examples of patients in SE, SE in very young children and neonates, and an analysis of the cellular physiology and processes occurring during SE.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"...a valuable contribution to the field of epilepsy as well as general and critical care neurology... a unique contribution to the field." -Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal

"...undoubtedly has to be in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit. It provides all necessary data to treat status epilepticus and has sufficient background to explain the choices made." - Neurocritical Care

"This comprehensive book, written by some of the most authoritative American experts, summarizes current knowledge up to 2004. … The general concept is very attractive, with chapters encompassing a wide range of aspects. … In conclusion, this monograph is a milestone in the field of status epilepticus at the beginning of the 21st century, and may represent not only an important source of information for clinicians (mainly neurologists and ICU specialists), but also a rationale for future research directions." (Andrea Rossetti, European Neurology, April, 2006)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Harvard Medical School, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

    Frank W. Drislane

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Status Epilepticus

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical Perspective

  • Editors: Frank W. Drislane

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Neurology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1385/1592599451

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-516-3Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-945-5Published: 28 October 2007

  • Series ISSN: 1559-0585

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-4043

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 363

  • Topics: Neurology

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