The Epilepsies 3: Blue Books of Neurology Series, Volume 33 Book

Contributing Authors xi

Series Preface xvii

Preface xix

1 Seizure Prediction: Its Evolution and Therapeutic Potential David Krieger Brian Litt 1

2 Febrile Seizures Celine M. Dube Tallie Z. Baram 17

3 Mechanisms of Action of Levetiracetam and Newer SV2A Ligands Henrik Klitgaard Alain Matagne 27

4 Long-Term Effects of Seizures on Brain Structure and Function Howard P. Goodkin Edward H. Bertram 39

5 Dipole Source Modeling in Epilepsy: Contribution to Clinical Management John S. Ebersole 53

6 EEG-Correlated fMRI in Epilepsy: Current State of the Art Rachel Thornton Louis Lemieux 65

7 Epilepsy and Sleep Soheyl Noachtar Jan Remi 84

8 Cortical Myoclonus and Epilepsy: Overlap and Differences Renzo Guerrini Francesco Mari 97

9 The Life-Threatening Epilepsies of Childhood and Their Treatment Catherine Chiron 119

10 The Spectrum of Epilepsies Associated with Generalized Spike-and-Wave Patterns Michael Koutroumanidis Chrysostomos P. Panayiotopoulos 129

11 Epilepsies Due to Monogenic Disorders of Metabolism Chantal Depondt 145

12 Rasmussen's Encephalitis Tiziana Granata Carlo Antozzi 161

13 Seizures and Epilepsy in the Elderly Anil Mendiratta Timothy A. Pedley 177

14 Psychosis of Epilepsy Andres M. Kanner 194

15 Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Fergus J. Rugg-Gunn Lina Nashef 211

16 The Management of Epilepsy in Pregnancy Torbjorn Tomson Dina Battino 241

17 Does Early Treatment Influence the Long-Term Outcome of Epilepsy? Anthony G. Marson 265

18 Pharmacodynamic Interactions of Antiepileptic Drugs Gail D. Anderson Jong M. Rho 277

19 The Surgery of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy I-Historical Development, Patient Selection, and Seizure OutcomeNicholas Moran Simon Shorvon 294

20 The Surgery of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy II-Surgical Complications and Long-Term Adverse Effects Simon Shorvon Nicholas Moran 307

21 Brain Stimulation in Epilepsy-An Old Technique with a New Promise? Kristl Vonck Paul Boon 322

Index 341