Overview
- Discusses both adult and pediatric outcomes
- Includes discussion of long-term medical, social and cognitive outcomes
- Educational and vocational outcomes are also covered
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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About this book
This book provides a comprehensive, rigorous review of the long-term outcome literature in epilepsy surgery in both adults and children. Each chapter examines the long-term outcome literature in a separate domain; covering seizure control, social, vocational/educational and psychiatric outcomes. Behavior and cognition are also discussed. The clinical predictors of good and bad outcomes in each domain are described and the gaps in current knowledge are highlighted. Separate chapters examine the methodological challenges associated with long-term outcome studies and the special considerations associated with informed consent in this population.
Long-Term Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery in Adults and Children is essential reading for all members of multidisciplinary epilepsy surgery teams, including neurosurgeons, neurologists and neuropsychologists; it will enable these teams to counsel patients and parents who are considering epilepsy surgery as a therapeutic option.
Reviews
“This is an outstanding and unique book on epilepsy surgery outcomes and longterm prognosis for refractory epilepsy, analyzing both drug treatment and surgical treatment. … I recommend this book to epileptologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and research professionals with an interest in Epilepsy Research. It is a welcome addition to any medical library.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, May, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Kristina Malmgren, MD, PhD
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg Sweden
and
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology
Dept of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation
Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University,
Gothenburg Sweden
Sallie Baxendale, PhD, C.Psychol, AFBPsS
Department of Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Queen Square, London UK
J. Helen Cross, MB ChB PhD FRCP, FRCPCH
UCL-Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children,
London UK
and
Young Epilepsy
Lingfield Surrey UK
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Long-Term Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery in Adults and Children
Editors: Kristina Malmgren, Sallie Baxendale, J. Helen Cross
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17783-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-17782-3Published: 09 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35175-9Published: 09 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-17783-0Published: 25 May 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 283
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurology, Neuropsychology, Neurosurgery, General Practice / Family Medicine