Special Issues in Epilepsy: The Elderly, the Immunocompromised, and Bone Health [0.03%]
癫痫的特殊问题：老年人、免疫力低下者及骨骼健康
Chad Carlson,Christopher T Anderson
Chad Carlson
Purpose of review: This article discusses targeted special issues in epilepsy, including epilepsy in the elderly and immuncompromised populations and bone health in epilepsy. Although this is a broad and diverse set of to...
Autoimmune Epilepsy [0.03%]
自身免疫性癫痫
Nicolas Gaspard
Nicolas Gaspard
Purpose of review: This review presents recent developments in the clinical features, immunologic basis, and treatment options for autoimmune encephalitis, seizures, and epilepsy. ...
Managing Epilepsy in Women [0.03%]
妇女的癫痫管理
Elizabeth E Gerard,Kimford J Meador
Elizabeth E Gerard
Purpose of review: Caring for a woman with epilepsy requires familiarity with the implications of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for pregnancy and contraception as well as an understanding of the effects of female hormones on...
Joseph I Sirven
Joseph I Sirven
Purpose of review: Many comorbid conditions occur among people with epilepsy. These comorbid conditions can be divided into physical, psychiatric, and cognitive groups. This article examines the common comorbid conditions...
Epilepsy Emergencies [0.03%]
癫痫急诊
Stephen Hantus
Stephen Hantus
Purpose of review: Epilepsy emergencies include acute repetitive seizures and status epilepticus. Their prognosis depends on the etiology of the seizures and the time spent in status epilepticus. This review discusses the...
Dileep R Nair
Dileep R Nair
Purpose of review: This review discusses the definition, evaluation, and management of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Recent findings: ...
Antiepileptic Drugs [0.03%]
抗癫痫药物
Bassel W Abou-Khalil
Bassel W Abou-Khalil
Purpose of review: Treatment of epilepsy starts with antiepileptic drug (AED) monotherapy. Knowledge of the spectrum of efficacy, clinical pharmacology, and modes of use for individual AEDs is essential for optimal treatm...
David K Chen,W Curt LaFrance Jr
David K Chen
Purpose of review: This article details the evaluation process involved in the diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). The psychological underpinnings, prognostic factors, and recent treatment advances of P...
Adult Focal Epilepsies [0.03%]
成人局灶性癫痫
Christopher T Skidmore
Christopher T Skidmore
Purpose of review: Focal epilepsy is the most common type of epilepsy in adulthood. This article discusses the seizure symptomatology, EEG findings, and imaging findings of the various forms of focal epilepsy. The majorit...
Elaine Wirrell
Elaine Wirrell
Purpose of review: Infantile, childhood, and adolescent epilepsies comprise a diverse group of entities. Careful characterization of epilepsy into a specific electroclinical syndrome or etiology assists greatly in underst...