Status Epilepticus: Its Clinical Features and Treatment in Children and Adults

by Simon Shorvon

Book Overview

This book provides a thorough reappraisal of Status Epilepticus, the severest expression of epilepsy. In the light of modern research it rigorously examines current treatment, critically challenging existing tenets. A scheme of classification is proposed based not solely on seizure type but also on age, pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical features, considering where possible the clinical aspects of status in the context of their scientific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521031141
• ISBN13: 9780521031141
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"