Epilepsien gehren zu den hufigsten chronischen Erkrankungen des zentralen Nervensystems und betreffen mit einer Prvalenz von 1% einen recht hohen Teil der Bevlkerung. Epilepsien sind nicht nur unmittelbar durch die Anflle von Bedeutung, sie sind es auch mittelbar, weil sie Probl…
Die Behandlung von epilepsiekranken Frauen wChrend der Schwangerschaft ist eine hCufige und wichtige Beratungssituation in der Neurologie und GynCkologie. Auch endokrine StC6rungen, verursacht durch die Erkrankung oder die Medikation, mussen therapeutisch berucksichtigt werden, …
Deep brain stimulation and epilepsy
Deep brain stimulation has been used effectively for many years to treat patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. Now, neurologists and neurosurgeons are using electric pulse generators to block abnormal activity, i.e. epileptic fits. Promising research results indicate that…
PET and SPECT in Neurology
What's the difference between being possessed by Satan and hallucinating that you're possessed by Satan? To an 11-year old boy who's heard all about The Exorcist, nothing at all. Go to Hell and back with Steve Kissing in this autobiographical graphic novel that proves that real …
What's the difference between being possessed by Satan and hallucinating that you're possessed by Satan? To an 11-year old boy who's heard all about The Exorcist, nothing at all. Go to Hell and back with Steve Kissing in this autobiographical graphic novel that proves that real …
Fifty million people worldwide have epilepsy and yet up to 35% of patients experience seizures that are resistant to anti-epileptic drugs. Patients with medication-resistant epilepsy have increased risks of premature death, psychosocial dysfunction and a reduced quality of life.…
Unique to the market and expanded and revised, this definitive text describes the many causes of epilepsy. It is the only single source of information, designed for clinical practice and written by leading figures from the field. This new edition has been fully revised and expan…
Neurosurgical operative atlas
Functional neurosurgery focuses on improving the lives of patients with epilepsy, movement disorders, pain, and psychiatric illnesses. In recent years, approaches ranging from open surgery to minimally invasive techniques have been leveraged to improve daily functioning and qual…