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168 Pages
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
ISBN: 9780197634547
- An in-depth study for practicing epileptologists, sharing various experts’ knowledge and experiences.
- Distinguishes between commonly observed triggers and more complex precipitants on a neurophysiological basis.
- Includes useful information on genetic testing, available therapies, and diagnostic criteria for clinicians.
Description
Most patients diagnosed with reflex epilepsies experience seizures induced by light stimuli or by sudden unexpected noises. In some patients, however, seizures may also be triggered by more complex precipitants such as reading, emotion, or certain movements or activities. The neurophysiological bases and clinical manifestations associated with these conditions are variable and must be distinguished from those related to other commonly observed seizure precipitating factors such as sleep deprivation, alcohol intake, or menstrual cycles whose relationship with the onset of seizures is not directly linked to the specific mechanisms of seizure genesis operating in reflex epilepsies.
Reflex Epilepsies for the Practicing Clinician brings together international experts in the field of reflex epilepsies to share their experiences and knowledge. This book explores the rapidly changing genetic scene, characteristic investigations, findings, and appropriate treatments for reflex epilepsies. Focusing on clinical symptoms and signs, diagnostic criteria, investigations, and best therapies available at the present time for these niche epilepsy diagnoses, it highlights the latest findings on the most appropriate work-up of patients with reflex seizures and epilepsies.
Table of Contents
1: Seizures Caused by Visual Stimulation
Dorothée Kasteleijn- Nolst Trenité
2: Reflex Photosensitive Epilepsy: Sunflower syndrome
Kennedy R. Geenen and Elizabeth A. Thiele
3: Reflex Epilepsies in Somatosensory Precipitants
Guido Rubboli, Benedetta Kassabian, Elena Gardella
4: Epilepsies With Seizures Precipitated by Cognitive Tasks
Angelo Pascarella, Lucia Manzo, Oreste Marsico, Pietro Bruno, Vittoria Cianci, Sara Gasparini, Umberto Aguglia, and Edoardo Ferlazzo
5: Musicogenic Epilepsy
Brian Jung and John M. Stern
6: Hot Water Epilepsy
L.G. Viswanathan, Sanjib Sinha, Parthasathy Satishchandra
7: Eating Epilepsy
Ajay Asranna, Parthasathy Satishchandra, Sanjib Sinha
8: Genetic Testing on Epilepsies with Reflex Seizures
Simona Balestrini and Renzo Guerrini
9: EEG Studies in Reflex Epilepsies
Gaetano Cantalupo and Tommaso Lo Barco
Author Information
Charuta Joshi, M.D., is a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology and the Roy D. and Ragen S. Elterman Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies and surgical and nonsurgical therapy for medically intractable epilepsy in children. Dr Joshi is the Program Director of Intracranial EEG Fellowship. An investigator on several clinical trials, her clinical research focuses on surgical and nonsurgical therapies for medically intractable epilepsy in children. In 2021, Dr. Joshi received the Exceptional Women in Medicine Award from Castle Connolly.
Prof. Renzo Guerrini is Director of the Neuroscience Department at the Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, University of Florence, Italy. His previous Academic positions include Professorships at University of Pisa, King’s College London and University College London. He has coordinated the ILAE Commission of Pediatrics and DESIRE, a major EU research project on Development and Epilepsy. He received the Ambassador for Epilepsy ILAE Award, 2003, the American Epilepsy Society Clinical Research Recognition Award, 2012 and the Elisa Frauenfelder Prize on Research and Innovation, 2019. He has co-authored over 600 peer reviewed papers and 15 books. His H-Index is 117.
Contributors:
Umberto Aguglia, Catanzaro University, Italy
Ajay Asranna, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Simona Balestrini, University College London Hospitals
Pietro Bruno, The University of Manchester
Gaetano Cantalupo, University of Verona, Italy
Vittoria Cianci, Hospital of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Edoardo Ferlazzo, University of Catanzaro, Italy
Elena Gardella, Danish Epilepsy Centre & University of Southern Denmark
Sara Gasparini, University of Catanzaro, Italy
Kennedy R. Geenen, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Renzo Guerrini, University of Firenze, Italy
Brian Jung, UCI Health, USA
Benedetta Kassabian, University Hospital of Padua, Italy
Dorothée Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenité, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Tommaso Lo Barco, Carlo Poma Mantua Hospital, Italy
Lucia Manzo, University of Catanzaro, Italy
Oreste Marsico, University of Catanzaro, Italy
Angelo Pascarella, ICS Maugeri, Italy
Guido Rubboli, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Parthasathy Satishchandra, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, India
Sanjib Sinha, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, India
John M. Stern, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Elizabeth A. Thiele, Harvard University, USA
L.G. Viswanathan, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, India
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