Springer Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders: A Clinical Guide

Product Description This comprehensive and practical book fills the current knowledge gap about the incidence and characteristics of seizures in all kinds of cerebrovascular disorders. Chapters are divided according to the nature of cerebrovascular diseases and highlight incidence, early versus late onset seizure types, pathophysiology, electro-clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis. Authored by leaders in the field of epilepsy and stroke, Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders is an excellent resource for the daily management of patients suffering from this disease overlap. From the Back Cover This comprehensive and practical book fills the current knowledge gap about the incidence and characteristics of seizures in all kinds of cerebrovascular disorders.  Chapters are divided according to the nature of cerebrovascular diseases and highlight incidence, early versus late onset seizure types, pathophysiology, electro-clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis.  Authored by leaders in the field of epilepsy and stroke, Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders is an excellent resource for the daily management of patients suffering from this disease overlap.  About the Author Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, MD, FAAN, FANAAssociate Professor, Department of NeurologyDirector, Epilepsy CenterGeorge Washington University MFA 2150 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Suite 7-404 Washington DC, 20037 Amer Alshekhlee, MD, MSc Vascular and Interventional Neurology Director: DePaul Comprehensive Stroke Center-SSM Neuroscience Institutes Associate Professor of Neurology, St. Louis University 12255 DePaul Drive, Suite 200 St. Louis, Missouri 63044 Prachi Mehndiratta, MD Vascular Neurology Fellow, University of Virginia, Charlottesville