Epilepsy and the Interictal State

Epilepsy care traditionally focuses on seizures, yet for most epilepsy sufferers, other interictal factors such as mood, cognitive abilities, and treatment adverse effects most influence how they feel and function day to day.Epilepsy and the Interictal State is a practical and comprehensive text that covers quality of life issues, cognition and therapy, adverse effects of epilepsy treatments, mood state and psychiatric co-morbidity and general health aspects of epilepsy. Each chapter employs a standard structure providing background, epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and further practical advice.From an international team of expert editors and contributors, Epilepsy and the Interictal State is a valuable resource for specialist epileptologists and neurologists, as well as for neurosurgeons, neurology nurses, psychiatrists, family physicians and general practitioners.

Epilepsy care traditionally focuses on seizures, yet for most epilepsy sufferers, other interictal factors such as mood, cognitive abilities, and treatment adverse effects most influence how they feel and function day to day.Epilepsy and the Interictal State is a practical and comprehensive text that covers quality of life issues, cognition and therapy, adverse effects of epilepsy treatments, mood state and psychiatric co-morbidity and general health aspects of epilepsy. Each chapter employs a standard structure providing background, epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and further practical advice.From an international team of expert editors and contributors, Epilepsy and the Interictal State is a valuable resource for specialist epileptologists and neurologists, as well as for neurosurgeons, neurology nurses, psychiatrists, family physicians and general practitioners.

List of contributors, ixForeword, xiiiSection I: Quality of life and the interictal state in epilepsy1 Quality of life in epilepsy: the key importance of the interictal state, 3David M. Ficker2 Comorbidities in epilepsy: range and impact, 7J. Layne Moore and John O. Elliott3 Epilepsy, comorbidities, and consequences: implications for understanding and combating stigma, 15Rosemarie Kobau, Colleen K. DiIorio, Nancy J. Thompson, Yvan A. Bamps, and Erik K. St. LouisSection II: Cognition and epilepsy4 Causes and types of cognitive domain impairments in epilepsy, 29Impairment of consciousness in epilepsy, 31Luigi Maccotta, Clemente Vega, and R. Edward HoganIctal cognitive impairments due to nonconvulsive status epilepticus, 38Elizabeth WaterhouseMemory and dysexecutive impairments in epilepsy, 45Erik K. St. Louis and Ashley M. EnkeAttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, disordered attention, and epilepsy, 63David W. Dunn and William G. KronenbergerBehavioral and developmental disorders in epilepsy, 68Michael Smith and Esmeralda L. Park5 Cognitive effects of epilepsy therapies, 74Beth A. Leeman and Kimford J. Meador6 Autism and epilepsy, 88Vladimyr Komárek7 Cognitive rehabilitation strategies in epilepsy, 94Cher Stephenson and Robert D. JonesSection III: Adverse effects of epilepsy therapies8 Adverse effects in epilepsy: recognition, measurement, and taxonomy, 103Frank G. Gilliam, Laura S. Snavely, and Piero Perucca9 Clinically important antiepileptic drug interactions and their influence on adverse effects in epilepsy, 110Frank M.C. Besag and Philip N. Patsalos10 Minimizing the adverse effects of epilepsy therapies: principles and practice, 120Erik K. St. Louis11 Idiosyncratic adverse side effects of antiepileptic drugs: risk, prevention, and counseling, 127Mary L. Zupanc and Lily H. Tran12 Antiepileptic drug therapy and fetal development, 136Frank J.E. VajdaSection IV: Mood state, psychiatric comorbidity, and epilepsy13 Mood state, anxiety, and psychosis in epilepsy, 147Michael Salzberg14 The contribution of sleep and anxiety disorders to quality of life in people with epilepsy, 159Dee Snape, Ann Jacoby, and Gus Baker15 Epilepsy and personality, 171Christopher Turnbull, Simon Jones, Sophia J. Adams, and Dennis Velakoulis16 Psychogenic attacks and epilepsy, 183Bláthnaid McCoy and Selim R. BenbadisSection V: General health and epilepsy 17Obesity and epilepsy, 195Sandra J. Petty and Alison M. Pack18 Epilepsy in the elderly: vascular disease, the aging brain, and selection of appropriate therapies, 203Katherine H. Noe and Joseph I. Sirven19 Balance disorders and falls in epilepsy, 216Sandra J. Petty, Keith D. Hill, and John D. Wark20 Bone health in epilepsy, 224Sandra J. Petty, and John D. Wark21 Sleep and epilepsy, 230Irakli Kaolani and Erik K. St. Louis22 Use of complementary and alternative medicine in epilepsy, 241Dana Ekstein and Steven C. Schachter23 Epilepsy and alcohol and substance abuse, 252Ekrem Kutluay and Jonathan C. Edwards24 Driving, employment, and related issues in epilepsy, 258Kristine Ziemba and Joe DrazkowskiIndex, 267