Women with Epilepsy
A Practical Management Handbook

This is a succinct, portable, essential guide to the practical management of women with epilepsy for busy clinicians.

Esther Bui (Edited by), Autumn M. Klein (Edited by)

9781107659889, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 31 July 2014

291 pages, 48 b/w illus. 34 tables
23.4 x 15.7 x 1.4 cm, 0.52 kg

'Bui and Klein did an excellent job of recruiting experts from around the world to review and synthesize the available data … Despite several books published about women with epilepsy, few have the practical guidance that this one has. … This book is very well written with a lot of tables and algorithms that nicely summarize the key points of management. It also contains details of key data from multiple clinical studies. … a practical, portable tool, and I strongly recommend it to any practitioner who cares for women with epilepsy.' Kan Ding, JAMA Neurology

There are unique challenges to the care of women with epilepsy, including the gender-specific influences that women may experience owing to their age, hormonal status, and co-morbidities. Pregnancy is also a very important time for many women with epilepsy. This textbook is a portable, essential guide to the practical management of women with epilepsy. Busy clinicians can access a wealth of information summarized in a succinct and easily accessible format. Experts from around the world have reviewed and synthesized the available data from studies in hormones in epilepsy, pregnancy registries, and many aspects of the care of women with epilepsy from adolescence, through pregnancy, to menopause. Of interest to all who care for women with epilepsy, including neurologists, internists, obstetricians, anesthetists, primary care practitioners, nurses, and lactation consultants.

Preface
1. Epidemiology of women with epilepsy Kristi A. McIntosh and Nathalie Jette
2. Psychiatric comorbidities of epilepsy in women Sherese Ali
3. Sleep-related comorbidities in women with epilepsy Carin Dove and Brian J. Murray
4. Hormonal influences in women with epilepsy Alberto Verrotti, Marianna Sebastiani, Alessandra Scaparrotta and Carla Verrotti
5. Antiepileptic drugs and hormones Pavel Klein and Jaromir Janousek
6. Genetic causes of epilepsies in women Danielle Molinari Andrade
7. Epilepsy in girls during childhood and adolescence Cristina Y. Go and O. Carter Snead, III
8. Catamenial epilepsy Sima Indubhai Patel and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer
9. Fertility in women with epilepsy Mark Quigg
10. Selecting contraception for women with epilepsy Page B. Pennell and Anne Davis
11. Preconception counseling for women with epilepsy Elizabeth E. Gerard
12. Teratogenicity and antiepileptic drugs Georgia Montouris
13. Seizure management in pregnancy A. Gabriela Lizama and Pamela Crawford
14. Obstetric and fetal monitoring in women with epilepsy Dini Hui and Ori Nevo
15. Pregnancy and epilepsy: neuroimaging Kalliopi A. Petropoulou
16. Obstetrical anesthesia and the pregnant epileptic patient Fatima Zahir and Jonathan H. Waters
17. Seizure management in the postpartum period Elinor Ben-Menachem
18. Breastfeeding and use of antiepileptics Weerawadee Chandranipapongse and Shinya Ito
19. Post-partum safety issues for women with epilepsy Diane T. Sundstrom and Patricia Osborne Shafer
20. Management of the neonate: clinical examination and surveillance Eugene Ng
21. Menopause and HRT in women with epilepsy Cynthia L. Harden
22. Bone health in adolescent girls and postmenopausal women with epilepsy Alison M. Pack
Index.

Subject Areas: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN], Clinical & internal medicine [MJ]