Book contents
- Introduction to Epilepsy
- Introduction to Epilepsy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Basic principles
- Section 2 Classification and diagnosis of epilepsy
- Section 3 Epidemiology
- Section 4 Genetics of epilepsy
- Section 5 Management of epilepsy
- Chapter 66 Neurochemistry of antiepileptic drug action
- Chapter 67 Antiepileptic drug pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring
- Chapter 68 Antiepileptic drug trials and their methodology
- Chapter 69 Treatment with traditional antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 70 Treatment with ‘new’ antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 71 Pharmacological interactions
- Chapter 72 Monotherapy or polytherapy?
- Chapter 73 Antiepileptic drugs currently under development
- Chapter 74 Antiepileptic drug withdrawal
- Chapter 75 Behavioural effects of antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 76 Epilepsy emergency treatment
- Chapter 77 Clinical neuropsychological evaluation
- Chapter 78 Neuropsychological effects of antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 79 The Wada test (intra-arterial amobarbital procedure)
- Chapter 80 General principles of surgical treatment
- Chapter 81 Preoperative assessment
- Chapter 82 Surgical techniques
- Chapter 83 Outcome of surgery
- Chapter 84 Epilepsy surgery in children
- Chapter 85 Vagus nerve stimulation
- Chapter 86 Brain stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy
- Chapter 87 Diagnosis and treatment of hypothalamic hamartomas
- Chapter 88 Intraoperative (acute) electrocorticography (ECoG)
- Chapter 89 Single-pulse electrical stimulation
- Chapter 90 Ketogenic diet in the management of childhood epilepsy
- Section 6 Epilepsy in specific circumstances
- Section 7 Psychiatric, social and legal aspects
- Index
Chapter 69 - Treatment with traditional antiepileptic drugs
from Section 5 - Management of epilepsy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2012
- Introduction to Epilepsy
- Introduction to Epilepsy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Basic principles
- Section 2 Classification and diagnosis of epilepsy
- Section 3 Epidemiology
- Section 4 Genetics of epilepsy
- Section 5 Management of epilepsy
- Chapter 66 Neurochemistry of antiepileptic drug action
- Chapter 67 Antiepileptic drug pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring
- Chapter 68 Antiepileptic drug trials and their methodology
- Chapter 69 Treatment with traditional antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 70 Treatment with ‘new’ antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 71 Pharmacological interactions
- Chapter 72 Monotherapy or polytherapy?
- Chapter 73 Antiepileptic drugs currently under development
- Chapter 74 Antiepileptic drug withdrawal
- Chapter 75 Behavioural effects of antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 76 Epilepsy emergency treatment
- Chapter 77 Clinical neuropsychological evaluation
- Chapter 78 Neuropsychological effects of antiepileptic drugs
- Chapter 79 The Wada test (intra-arterial amobarbital procedure)
- Chapter 80 General principles of surgical treatment
- Chapter 81 Preoperative assessment
- Chapter 82 Surgical techniques
- Chapter 83 Outcome of surgery
- Chapter 84 Epilepsy surgery in children
- Chapter 85 Vagus nerve stimulation
- Chapter 86 Brain stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy
- Chapter 87 Diagnosis and treatment of hypothalamic hamartomas
- Chapter 88 Intraoperative (acute) electrocorticography (ECoG)
- Chapter 89 Single-pulse electrical stimulation
- Chapter 90 Ketogenic diet in the management of childhood epilepsy
- Section 6 Epilepsy in specific circumstances
- Section 7 Psychiatric, social and legal aspects
- Index
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- Introduction to Epilepsy , pp. 374 - 379Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012