Epilepsy and Seizures

Epilepsy is like no other disorder. It hits about one person in 100, and it can start at any age. Seizures may strike often, or almost never. Attacks take many different forms, from violent convulsions and unconsciousness, to a brief episode of lost awareness. What, then, is epilepsy? This authoritative new addition to the Your Personal Health Series explains what we know about this unpredictable disorder and gives detailed, practical advice on living with it.

Topics include:

how to recognize different kinds of epilepsy
how and why the brain produces these various patterns
what tests and procedures are used to diagnose epilepsy
how drugs can help, or harm
when surgery makes sense
epilepsy in pregnancy, childhood and old age

This comprehensive book provides an overview of all the important current medical knowledge of epilepsy to help your patients make informed decisions – for themselves or for a family member. Recommend it with confidence.

“... a complete and very well written book covering the topics of interest to persons with epilepsy and their families” – Thomas R. Browne, M.D., Medical Information Director, The Brain Center, Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine

Written by Dr. Donald Weaver. Published by Key Porter Books Ltd., 2001.


Catalogue No.	1-55263-127-3
Price	$19.95
Format	Softcover
Pages	168
Language	English only

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