The Causes of Epilepsy
Common and Uncommon Causes in Adults and Children

Expanded and revised, this unique book provides concise descriptions of the many causes of epilepsy, for use in clinical practice.

Simon Shorvon (Edited by), Renzo Guerrini (Edited by), Steven Schachter (Edited by), Eugen Trinka (Edited by)

9781108420754, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 2 May 2019

1010 pages
28.3 x 23 x 4.2 cm, 2.98 kg

'The Editors with this monumental book have proved themselves to be great teachers of the history of neurology and its development that sets a new standard and is unlikely to be surpassed, on this scale, for some time.' Jurg Kesselring, Clinical & Translational Neuroscience

The identification of the cause of an epileptic seizure is a key element in the clinical management of all patients. In recent decades, advances in theory, neuroimaging, molecular genetics and molecular chemistry have revolutionized our ability to investigate and identify the underlying cause. The definitive and unrivalled textbook on the causes of epilepsy, this second edition is extensively revised and expanded. It provides concise descriptions of all the major genetic and acquired conditions that cause epilepsy in adults and children, and the provoking factors for epileptic seizures and of the causes of status epilepticus. A new section considers clinical approaches to diagnosing causes, to guide and assist clinicians in investigations. With 128 chapters written by leading figures from around the world, this comprehensive and authoritative resource is indispensable to senior and junior clinicians and trainees working in the field of epilepsy, including specialists in neurology, paediatrics, neurophysiology, psychiatry and neurosurgery.

Part I. Introduction
Part II. Approaches to the Clinical Investigation and Diagnosis of Cause
Part III. Idiopathic Epilepsies
Part IV. Symptomatic Epilepsies of Genetic or Developmental Origin
Part V. Symptomatic Epilepsies of Acquired Origin
Part VI. Provoking Factors and Provoked Epilepsies
Part VII. Status Epilepticus.

Subject Areas: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]