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Epilepsy in Clinical Practice: A Case Study Approach
edited by Andrew N. Wilner,
440 pp., ill., New York, Demos Medical Publishing, 2000
This volume was written to help those who diagnose and manage patients with epilepsy. Neither a comprehensive introduction to the subject nor an exhaustive medical reference, the book is nonetheless successful.
The first half is composed of case presentations which are used to answer common clinical questions such as whether to treat a single seizure, how to manage epilepsy during pregnancy, and the role of alcohol in provoking seizures. The answers are well reasoned and clearly discussed, with careful attention to the psychosocial aspects of patient management that complicate much medical decision-making in epileptology.
This is not a “how-to-treat” book. In fact, there is little systematically presented material on selecting or starting specific antiepileptic drugs (AED) for various seizure types. On the other hand, brief but pithy recommendations on …
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