02840nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10526665 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 111102s2012 enk sb 001 0 eng d 2011045228 9781444333985 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781444361216 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)778436301 RC372 .A41 2012eb 616.85/3 23 ABC of epilepsy [electronic resource] / edited by W. Henry Smithson and Matthew Walker. 1st ed. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. xi, 36 p. ABC series Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: What is epilepsy? Incidence, prevalence and aetiology / Henry Smithson & Matthew Walker -- Describing and classifying the condition / Colin Ferrie & Matthew Walker -- Making the diagnosis - taking a history, clinical examination, investigations / Jan Bagshaw, Colin Ferrie, Mike Kerr -- Managing the drug treatment of epilepsy / Colin Ferrie ... [et al.] -- Non-drug treatments including epilepsy surgery / Colin Ferrie, Henry Smithson & Matthew Walker -- Prolonged or repeated seizures / Matthew Walker -- Special groups: women, children, learning disability and the elderly / Jan Bagshaw, Colin Ferrie & Mike Kerr -- Monitoring and review: how to manage the condition long term / Colin Ferrie, Alice Hanscomb & Mike Kerr -- Living with epilepsy: information, support and self management / Alice Hanscomb, Henry Smithson. "This practical guide to the classification and diagnosis of epilepsy provides coverage of what epilepsy is, how to make the diagnosis, anti-epileptic drugs, nondrug treatments, and living with epilepsy. Richly illustrated, the book will also address epilepsy within special groups such as women, children and those with learning disabilities, as well as providing guidance on long term monitoring and review, and support and self-management. Written for GPs and related primary health care professionals, this book reflects current NICE guidelines"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Epilepsy. Epilepsy Diagnosis. Epilepsy Treatment. Electronic books. local Smithson, Henry. Walker, M. C. (Matthew Charles) ebrary, Inc. ABC series (Malden, Mass.) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10526665 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 240425 240425