Dieter Schmidt is Emeritus Professor of Neurology at the Free University of Berlin and Head of the Epilepsy Research Group (ERG), Berlin, Germany. Steven Schachter is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and Associate Director of Clinical Research at the Harvard Medical School Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.

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• Preface; Introduction; 1. Mistaking non-epileptic events for epilepsy; 2. Mistaking EEG changes for epilepsy; 3. Radiographic errors in epilepsy; 4. The first seizure: is it epilepsy?; 5. When to start treatment?; 6. Which drug is best?; 7. How to optimize treatment?; 8. What to do if drugs don't work?; 9. When to stop treatment; 10. Women with epilepsy; 11. Management of psychiatric issues in epilepsy; 12. Management of emergencies in epilepsy; 13. Management of social issues; Index.

Dieter Schmidt is Emeritus Professor of Neurology at the Free University of Berlin and Head of the Epilepsy Research Group (ERG), Berlin, Germany. Steven Schachter is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and Associate Director of Clinical Research at the Harvard Medical School Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.

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• Preface; Introduction; 1. Mistaking non-epileptic events for epilepsy; 2. Mistaking EEG changes for epilepsy; 3. Radiographic errors in epilepsy; 4. The first seizure: is it epilepsy?; 5. When to start treatment?; 6. Which drug is best?; 7. How to optimize treatment?; 8. What to do if drugs don't work?; 9. When to stop treatment; 10. Women with epilepsy; 11. Management of psychiatric issues in epilepsy; 12. Management of emergencies in epilepsy; 13. Management of social issues; Index.

Dieter Schmidt is Emeritus Professor of Neurology at the Free University of Berlin and Head of the Epilepsy Research Group (ERG), Berlin, Germany. Steven Schachter is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and Associate Director of Clinical Research at the Harvard Medical School Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.

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• Preface; Introduction; 1. Mistaking non-epileptic events for epilepsy; 2. Mistaking EEG changes for epilepsy; 3. Radiographic errors in epilepsy; 4. The first seizure: is it epilepsy?; 5. When to start treatment?; 6. Which drug is best?; 7. How to optimize treatment?; 8. What to do if drugs don't work?; 9. When to stop treatment; 10. Women with epilepsy; 11. Management of psychiatric issues in epilepsy; 12. Management of emergencies in epilepsy; 13. Management of social issues; Index.