Epilepsy : global issues for the practicing neurologist /

Epilepsy : global issues for the practicing neurologist /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub., ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 140 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	World Federation of Neurology seminars in clinical neurology ; v. 2 World Federation of Neurology seminars in clinical neurology ; v. 2.
Subject:	Epilepsy. Epilepsy -- Developing countries. Epilepsy -- diagnosis. Epilepsy -- therapy. Epilepsy. Developing countries. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11137604

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Other authors / contributors:	Engel, Jerome, Jr.
ISBN:	1417596805 9781417596805 9781934559123 1934559121 1888799889 9781888799880
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This volume is the second in a series developed under the auspices of the World Federation of Neurology to meet the needs of neurologists who must practice medicine without many of the advantages that are often taken for granted in the industrialized world. It is targeted to neurologists practicing in low-resource environments and those who wish to practice cost-effective neurology, and addresses issues important for neurologists in developing countries that are not covered in standard textbooks. The series will update the reader in currently accepted diagnostic and management practice. Materi.
Other form:	Print version: Epilepsy. New York, N.Y. : Demos Medical Pub., ©2005 1888799889

Table of Contents:

What is epilepsy?
Differential diagnosis and classification of seizures and epilepsy
Epidemiology and etiology
Diagnostic approaches
Practical approaches to treatment
Antiepileptic drugs
Altern[a]tive treatments
Psychosocial issues
Public health issues.