Main description:

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, affecting up to seventy million people worldwide, with post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) accounting for up to 20% of symptomatic cases. Despite this, there is a dearth of information about PTE available for clinicians. This book will guide readers through the neurobiology of PTE and the long-term consequences and rehabilitation needs of patients. Emerging topics such as concussive convulsions in sports are examined and a chapter dedicated to PTE in children ensures readers have the latest knowledge for treating this high-risk subpopulation. Managing PTE in medium and low-income countries where access to appropriate treatment, and even diagnostic equipment, is often poor, is covered in depth. This book is an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of PTE by active international authorities in the field of epilepsy and traumatic brain injury, with an emphasis on epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical problems as well as management issues.

Contents:

Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1. Neurobiological aspects of post-traumatic epilepsy: lesson from animal models Patricia G. Saletti, Anna Maria Katsarou, Mariana Molero and Aristea S. Galanopoulou; 2. Post-traumatic epilepsy: epidemiology, definition and terminology Peter Jenkins and Hannah Cock; 3. Traumatic brain injury: the acute management and prevention programs Colette Griffin; 4. Critical care management of traumatic brain injury Michael Puntis and Ximena Watson; 5. Post-traumatic epilepsy in children Jun Park and Cristina Rosado Coelho; 6. Sport-related Concussive Convulsions Derek D. George, Alan R. Tang, Christopher M. Bonfield and Aaron M. Yengo-Kahn; 7. Accidents and injuries during seizures Vincenzo Belcastro and Simona Lattanzi; 8. Cognitive rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic epilepsy Sarah J. Wilson, Sarah E. Hall and Genevieve Rayner; 9. Neuropsychiatric aspects of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic epilepsy Niruj Agrawal; 10. Traumatic brain injury and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures William Curt LaFrance Jr and David K. Chen; 11. Post-traumatic epilepsy and post-traumatic stress disorder Marco Mula; 12. Antiepileptogenic therapies for post-traumatic epilepsy: is there any evidence? Francesco Brigo and Simona Lattanzi; 13. Effects of antiepileptic drugs on cognition Zahra Sadat-Hossieny and Kimford Meador; 14. Post-traumatic epilepsy in low income countries Jeevagan Vijayabala; Index.