Neuropsychiatric symptoms of epilepsy
This book is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy, by active authorities in the field, with an emphasis on clinical and management issues. A critical appraisal of the methodology and limitations of current research on the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy is provided, and...
| Other Authors: | Mula, Marco,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
[2016]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of neurological disease.
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| Summary: |
This book is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy, by active authorities in the field, with an emphasis on clinical and management issues. A critical appraisal of the methodology and limitations of current research on the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy is provided, and unanswered questions and controversies are addressed. Pharmacological aspects of management are also discussed in order to enable the reader to manage these patients more safely. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Epilepsy is aimed at neurologists, epileptologists, psychiatrists and neuropsychiatrists, and will also be of interest to psychologists and neuropsychologists, research and specialist nurses, clinical researchers and methodologists. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Neurobehavioral Comorbidities of Epilepsy: Lessons from Animal Models -- Depression -- Mania and Elation -- Anxiety -- Delusions and Hallucinations -- Obsessiveness and Viscosity -- Aggressive Behavior -- Sleep -- Dissociation -- Consciousness -- Emotion Recognition -- Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Learning Disability -- Attention, Executive Function and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- Dementia -- Stress and Epilepsy -- Epilepsy in Psychiatric Disorders -- The Role of Epilepsy Surgery -- The Role of Antiepileptic Drugs -- The Role of Stimulation Techniques. This book is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy, by active authorities in the field, with an emphasis on clinical and management issues. A critical appraisal of the methodology and limitations of current research on the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy is provided, and unanswered questions and controversies are addressed. Pharmacological aspects of management are also discussed in order to enable the reader to manage these patients more safely. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Epilepsy is aimed at neurologists, epileptologists, psychiatrists and neuropsychiatrists, and will also be of interest to psychologists and neuropsychologists, research and specialist nurses, clinical researchers and methodologists. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783319221595 3319221590 |