Pierre Jallon & William Tatum 
Epilepsy A to Z [EPUB ebook] 
A Concise Encyclopedia

CONTENTS: Abdominal, (E), Abscess Cerebral, Absence(S, E), Acetazolamide(DiamoxÆ*), *Acid-basemetabolism, *Adenosine, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone(ACTH), Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), *Adversive (S), Affective (S), Age of Onset (of Seizures) , Agranulocytosis, Aicardi’s Syndrome, *Acquired immuneodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Alcohol, Effects of, Alopecia, Alpers’ (Disease), Alpha Rhythm , Ambulatory EEG, , Ammonia, *Ammon’s horn, *Amnesia, Amygdala, Anemia, Anesthesia Aneurysms, Arterial, *Angelman syndrome, *Angioma, Animal Models of the Epilepsies, Anoxia/Hypoxia, Anticonvulsant/Antiepileptic Drug , (AED) Levels, Anticonvulsant/Antiepileptic Drug Mechanisms, Antiepileptic Drugs(AEDs), *Antipsychotic Drugs, *Anxiety disorders and (S), Aphasia (E); Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, *Aphasic (S) *Apoptosis, Apnea , Arachnoid Cysts , Arrhythmia, , , Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), Arteritis Cerebral , Aspartame, Aspartate, Astatic (S) (also atonic or akinetic (S), Astrocytoma , Ataxia AtivanÆ* (Lorazepam) , Atonic (S) , Auditory (S) , Aura Automatisms, Autonomic (S), *Awareness, Axon, Baltic Myoclonus, Barbiturates, Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies , Batten-Vogt-Spielmeyer Syndrome , Behavior (Abnormalities of) , BemegrideÆ* (Megimide) Benign Epilepsies , Benzodiazepines , Beta Activity , Bilateral Synchrony, Primary , Bilateral Synchrony, Secondary , Biofeedback, *BOLD, Brain , Breast-feeding, Breathholding Spells, Bromides, Calcium Channel Blockers , Callostomy, Carbamazepine (CBZ, TegretolÆ*) , Catamenial (S) , Cataplexy Cavernomas, Cavernous Hemangiomas, Cavernous Angiomas , Centrencephalic (S), Cerebellum , Cerebrovascular Accidents and Seizures, Ceroid-lipofuscinoses , Chorea, Choreoathetosis, Paroxysmal , Clinical Trials, Clobazam (UrbanylÆ*) , Clonazepam (KlonopinÆ*, RivotrilÆ*) , Clonic (S) , Clonic-Tonic-Clonic (S), Clorazepate (Tranxene*), Cocaine , Cognitive (S) , Commissurotomies , Complex (Partial Seizures) , Compliance, Confusion , Consciousness, Contraceptives (Oral) , Convulsions, Convulsive Syncope , Corticectomy, Corticography , Cryptogenic, Cure , Cursive (S), Dacrystic (S) , Delta Activity, Dendrite , Dentato-Pallido-Rubro-Luysian Atrophy , Depakene* (Valproic Acid), Depakote* (Divalproex Sodium) , Diagnosis, DiamoxÆ* , Diazepam (ValiumÆ*) , DilantinÆ*; Phenytoin IV , Diones (Oxazoline-Diones), Discharge (Epileptic), Down (Syndrome) (Trisomy 21) (Mongolism), Driving, Drop Attacks; Falls (Epileptic), Dupuytren’s (Disease), Dyskinesias 7, Dysmnestic (S) , Dysphasic (S), Eclampsia , EEG (Electroencephalography), Elderly, Late-Life Onset (E), Electroconvulsive Therapy , Electrodes, Subdural (Epidural) , Employment , Encephalitis/Encephalitides , Encephalopathies , Epidemiology of the Epilepsies, Epigastric (S) , Epilepsy, Epilepsy with Continuous Spikes and Waves During Slow Sleep/ESES (Electrical Status Epilepticus During Slow Sleep), Epileptic Encephalopathy , Epileptic Equivalent , Epileptic (S) , Epileptogenesis (Secondary) , Essential Epilepsy , Ethosuximide (Zarontino), Etiology, Evoked Potentials , Evolution (of Epilepsy) , Famous People with Epilepsy , Febrile Convulsions/Seizures Felbamate (Felbatolo) , Fertility , First Aid for Epilepsy, First Seizure, Flunarizine , Focal (S) , Focus (Epileptogenic) , Focus, Lesion-Related , Folate, Fragile-X Syndrome , Frontal Paroxysms, in Benign Partial Epilepsies in Childhood, Frontal (S, E), Fugue (Epileptic), Functional Epilepsy, Functional Foci , GABA, Gabapentin (NeurontinÆ*) , GabreneÆ* (Progabide) , Gamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT), Gangliosidosis , Gaucher’s (Disease), Gelastic (S) , Generalized (E) , Generalized (S) (or Bilateral and Symmetric (S)) , Generic Drugs , Genetics, Glutamate-Aspartate, Grand Mal (S, E) , Gustatory (S), Gyratory (S, E) , Hallervorden-Spatz (Syndrome) , Hallucinatory (S), Hamartomas , Headaches , Hematoma, Intracerebral Nontraumatic, Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia-Epilepsy (HHE) Syndrome, HeminevrinÆ* (Chlormethiazole), Hemiplegia, Postictal (Todd’s Paralysis) , Hemispherectomy, Hepatitis (Drug-Induced) , Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Hippocampus, Hirsutism , HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) , Hormones , Huntingtons Chorea (Disease) , Hydantoins , Hydrocephalus, Hyperekplexia (Pathological Startle Response), Hyperglycemia, Hyperventilation , Hyponatremia , Hypoxia, Hypsarrhythmia , Ictal , Idiopathic (S, E) , Idiosyncratic Reactions , Illusional (S) , Immunosuppression , Incidence, Incontinence (Urinary) , Induced (S) , Inhibitory (S), Isolated (S) , Jacksonian (S), Jansky-Bielchowsky (Disease) , Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (Seitelbergers Disease) , Ketogenic Diet, Kindling (Phenomenon), KlonopinÆ* (Clonazepam) , Kojewnikows (Syndrome); Epilepsia Partialis Continua , Kufs (Disease) , Lafora (Disease), LamictalÆ* (Lamotrigine) , Landau-Kleffner (Syndrome) , Lennox-Gastaut (Syndrome) , Leukoencephalitis , Leukoencephalopathies, Lidocaine (XylocaineÆ*) , Lipidoses , Lissencephaly (Agyria-Pachygyria); Cortical Dysplasia, Loading Dose (Oral) , Lorazepam (AtivanÆ*) , Magnesium , Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Malformations, Marriage , Memory, Meningitis , Mesial Temporal Sclerosis , Metabolic Errors (Inborn) , Migraine , Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies , Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS), MogadonÆ* (Nitrazepam), Monotherapy, Mortality , Movement (Seizures Induced By), Multiple (Disseminated) Sclerosis Myoclonic Encephalopathy (Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy), Myoclonic (E) , Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy (Benign), Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy and Childhood (Severe), Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive, , Myoclonic-Astatic (E) (Dooses Syndrome) , Myoclonic-Astatic (S) , Myoclonic (S) , Myoclonus, Myoclonus Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers (MERFF) , MysolineÆ* (Primidone) , Narcolepsy, Neonatal (S) , Neuropathies (and AEDs) Niemann-Pick (Disease) , Night Terrors , Nitrazepam (MogadonÆ*), Nystagmus (Epileptic) , Occasional (S) , Occipital (E) (Partial Epilepsy with Occipital Paroxysms), , Occipital (S), Olfactory (S) , Oropharyngeal (S), Oxcarbazepine (TrileptalÆ*) , P-300, Paraldehyde, Parasitoses, Parietal (E) , Paroxysmal EEG Bursts, Paroxysmal Noctural Dystonia , Partial (S) (Seizures with Focal Onset) , Petit Mal , Petit Mal (Intermediate) , Phenobarbital , Phenytoin (PHT, Diphenylhydantoin, Dilantino) , Phonatory (S) , Phosphate-Calcium Metabolism , Photoconvulsive (S) (Induced (S)) , Photosensitivity, Polypharmacy, Porencephaly, Porphyria, Positron Emission Tomography Scanning (PET), Postoperative (S), Post-Traumatic (E) , Postural (S) , Pregnancy , Prevalence, Primary (Generalized Epilepsies) , Primidone (PRM, MysolineÆ*) , Progabide, (GabreneÆ*) , Prognosis, Prolactin , Prophylaxis Pseudoperiodic (or Periodic) Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges (PLEDs), Psychogenic (S), Psychomotor (S, E) , Psychoses, Psychosocial (Problems) , Psychotropic Medications , Pyknolepsy , Pyridoxine, Race , Ramsay Hunt, (Syndrome) (Dyssenergia Cerebellaris Myoclonica) , Rasmussens (Syndrome), Recurrence Rate, Reflex Epilepsy/Seizures and Triggered, Seizures , Refractory (E) , Relapse , Remission , Rett (Syndrome) , Rheumatism (Barbiturate-Related Connective Tissue Disorders) , Rolandic (E) (Benign Rolandic or Centro-Temporal Epilepsy), SabrilÆ*, Santavuori-Haltia (Disease), Scans (CT; MRI) , Scholastic Activities, Scotosensitive (S) , Secondary Generalized (S) , Self-Medication, Sensory (S) , Sequelae (Traumatic Consequences of Seizures) , Sex/Gender, Sexuality , Sialidoses Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) , Situation-Related (S), Skin Eruptions and Toxic Dermatoses, Sleep , Sleepwalking, Somatomotor (S)/Focal Motor (S) , Somatosensory (S) , Spells, Sphingolipidoses , Sports , Status Epilepticus, Stereoencephalography (SEEG) , Stress, Sturge-Weber (Syndrome) , Suicide, Surgery in Epilepsy, Symptomatic (E) , Syncope, Syndromes (Epileptic), , Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Taurine , Tay-Sachs (Disease) , Telemetry, Temporal Lobe (S, E), Theta Activity , Tolerance, Tonic (S) , Tonic-Clonic (S) (Grand Mal (S)) , Toxicity , Transient Global Amnesia, Transient Paroxysmal Dystonia in Infancy, Treatment , Tuberous Sclerosis (Bournevilles Disease; Adenoma Sebaceum), Tumors, Uncinate (S) , Unclassifiable (S, E), Unilateral (S) (or Hemibody (S)) , Unverricht-Lundborg (Disease), Vaccination, Valproate, Sodium (Divalproex Sodium, DepakoteÆ*); Valproic Acid (VPA, DepakeneÆ*), Valpromide (Amide of Valproic Acid) (DepamideÆ*), Versive (S) , Vertiginous (S), Vestibulogenic (5) , Vigabratin (Sabrilo) , Violence, Visual (S) , Vomiting , Von Recklinghausens (Disease) (Neurofibromatosis), Wada (Test); (Sodium Amytal Test) , West (Syndrome) (Infantile Spasms with Hypsarrhythmia) , Wilsons (Disease) , Withdrawal (S) , Zone of Epileptogenesis, Zonisamide (ExcegranÆ*)

Peter W. Kaplan, MD, is Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.