A Guide to Understanding and Living with Epilepsy Book

PART ONE: MEDICAL ASPECTS OF EPILEPSY
1. Facts about Epilepsy
2. The Brain and Epilepsy
3. Classification of Seizures
4. Epileptic Syndromes
5. An Overview of Epilepsy
6. Seizure-Provoking Factors

PART TWO: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY
7. The Health Care Team
8. Making the Diagnosis of Epilepsy
9. First Aid for Seizures
10. Principles of Drug Therapy
11. Drugs Used Against Epilepsy
12. Surgical Therapy
13. Other Therapies

PART THREE: EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN
14. Epilepsy in Infancy
15. Epilepsy in Childhood
16. Epilepsy in Adolescence
17. Outgrowing Epilepsy
18. Intellectual and Behavioral Development
19. Telling Children and Others about Epilepsy
20. Living an Active Life
21. Education of Children with Epilepsy
22. Mental Handicap and Cerebral Palsy
23. After the Parents are Gone

PART FOUR: EPILEPSY IN ADULTS
24. Living with Epilepsy
25. Pregnancy and Menopause
26. Parenting by People with Epilepsy
27. Employment for People with Epilepsy
28. Mental Health of Adults with Epilepsy
29. Epilepsy in the Elderly

PART FIVE: LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ISSUES IN EPILEPSY
30. Legal Rights of People with Epilepsy
31. Insurance and Government Assistance

PART SIX: RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY
32. The Epilepsy Foundation
33. Other Resources
34. Toward a Cure for Epilepsy

APPENDIXES
Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms
Appendix 2. Glossary of Drugs Used Against Epilepsy
Appendix 3. Drug Interactions
Appendix 4. Resources for People with Epilepsy
Appendix 5. References and Suggested Readings