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Epilepsy Board Review

A Comprehensive Guide

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Mohamad Z. Koubeissi

    1. Director, Epilepsy Center, George Washington University Director, Epilepsy Center, Washington, USA

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  2. Nabil J. Azar

    1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Intra-operative Neuro-monitoring Program Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA

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  • Fills the need of a review text for the epilepsy board examination
  • Focused and concisely written text mirrors the content of the board
  • Epilepsy diagnosis, classification and treatment are thoroughly covered
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Normal EEG

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Physiologic Basis of EEG and Epilepsy

      • Susanta Bandyopadhyay, Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, Nabil J. Azar
      Pages 3-13

    3. EEG Instrumentation, Montage, Polarity, and Localization

      • Krikor Tufenkjian
      Pages 15-32

    4. Normal EEG Variants and Artifacts

      • Raed Azzam, Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, Nabil J. Azar
      Pages 33-53

    5. Neonatal EEG and Neonatal Seizures

      • Kohilavani Velayudam, Ahsan N. V. Moosa
      Pages 55-69

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 71-80
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  4. The Abnormal EEG

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Ictal and Interictal EEG

      • Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, Nabil J. Azar
      Pages 83-91

    3. EEG and Semiology in Generalized Epilepsies

      • Nandakumar Bangalore-Vittal
      Pages 93-107

    4. EEG and Semiology in Focal Epilepsy

      • Amir M. Arain
      Pages 109-113

    5. Status Epilepticus

      • Pavel Klein
      Pages 115-125

    6. EEG in Encephalopathy and Coma

      • Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, Nabil J. Azar, Peter W. Kaplan
      Pages 127-137

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 139-152
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  6. Specific Epilepsy Syndromes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Electro-Clinical Syndromes by Age of Onset—Childhood, Adolescence, and Adult

      • Tesfaye Zelleke
      Pages 155-159

    3. Seizures and Epilepsy in Early Life

      • Adam L. Hartman
      Pages 161-165

    4. Imitators of Epilepsy

      • Dewi Frances T. Depositario-Cabacar, Nabil J. Azar
      Pages 167-170

    5. Genetic Analysis of Epilepsies

      • Sara K. Inati
      Pages 171-176

    6. Epilepsy Secondary to Specific Mechanisms

      • Amar Bhatt
      Pages 177-185
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About this book

This concise text mirrors the content of the Epilepsy Board as distributed by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Epilepsy diagnosis, classification and treatment are thoroughly covered, along with seizure classification, epidemiology, normal and abnormal EEG, and treatment with antiepileptic medications and other modalities. Formatted with multiple choice questions and explanations, this complete resource will prepare physicians and students for the Epilepsy Board examination and provide the latest clinical approaches.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Director, Epilepsy Center, George Washington University Director, Epilepsy Center, Washington, USA

    Mohamad Z. Koubeissi

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Intra-operative Neuro-monitoring Program Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA

    Nabil J. Azar

About the editors

Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, MD, FAAN, FANA
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Epilepsy Center
George Washington University

Washington, DC


Nabil J. Azar, M.D., 
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Vanderbilt University Medical Center




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Epilepsy Board Review

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide

  • Editors: Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, Nabil J. Azar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6772-8

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-6774-2

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 375

  • Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations, 89 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology

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