The Epilepsies: Seizures, Syndromes and Management is the latest work from one of the world’s leading experts and offers an exhaustive account of the classification and management of epileptic disorders. In thirteen chapters, Dr Panayiotopoulos gives clear and didactic guidance on the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of the full spectrum of epileptic syndromes with an insight and perception that only he can bring to the subject.

This text is published in full colour throughout and is complemented by a pharmacopoeia and CD ROM with patient video-EEGs. An attractive, clear page layout and the accompanying supplementary material help the reader to easily identify the key components of each disorder, syndrome and seizure. Drawing on the author’s outstanding collection of video-EEGs the accompanying CD ROM is cross-referenced within the text thus providing the reader with both a clinical and visual description of the various epileptic disorders and further aiding diagnosis.

This new text will join Dr Panayiotopoulos’ earlier volume (Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and Their Treatment) as a classic contribution to the epilepsy literature.

°    Offers a comprehensive, exhaustive account of the classification and management of epileptic disorders

°    Clear and didactic guidance on diagnosis and treatment complemented by an accompanying Pharmacopoeia and CD ROM with patient video-EEGs

°    Full-colour chapters include:

- ILEA classification

      - In depth description of the specific disorder

      - Analysis of demographic data

      - Clinical manifestations

      - Differential diagnosis

      - Unambiguous guidelines on management

°    Includes case studies drawn from the author’s lifetime of experience

°    Fully up-to-date references

This new text is one that all those caring for patients with epileptic disorder will want to keep to-hand. It is not a book, which will reside on the shelf!

Sectional Contents:

Clinical Aspects of the Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures and Epileptic Syndromes

Optimal Use of the EEG in the Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsies

Brain Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsies

Neonatal Seizures and Neonatal Syndromes

Idiopathic Epileptic Seizures and Syndromes in Infancy

Epileptic Encephalopathies an Infancy and Early Childhood

Severe Neocortical Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy and Childhood

Benign Childhood Focal Seizures and Related Epileptic Syndromes

Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsies

Familial (Autosomal Dominant) Focal Epilepsies

Symptomatic and Probably Symptomatic Focal Epilepsies

Reflex Seizures and Reflex Epilepsies

Pharmacopoeia of Prophylactic Antiepileptic Drugs

Index