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The paroxysmal disorders present neurologists and other medical professionals with diagnostic problems across a range of disorders, including multiple sclerosis, migraine and epilepsy. This new English language edition of a compendium of the paroxysmal disorders, originally published in German as Paroxysmale Störugen in der Neurologie, is an informative and practical resource for clinicians, which provides invaluable help with differential diagnosis and management. Fully updated throughout, this new edition comprehensively covers the entire spectrum of the paroxysmal disorders, including sudden falls, headache, vertigo attacks, memory loss, visual disturbances, seizures and anxiety. Each chapter is practice oriented, covering definitions, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, examination techniques and therapy. Detailed guidelines for gathering case-histories, essential for accurate diagnosis, are also provided. Important reading for clinicians, professionals and academic researchers working in neurology, psychiatry, epilepsy, internal medicine and ENT.

Die richtige Diagnose stellen...Paroxysmale Störungen stellen Neurologen, aber auch Internisten, Psychiater und HNO-Ärzte häufig vor ein differenzialdiagnostisches Problem. Man denke nur an die Diagnose "Schwindel" -- eine der häufigsten Beschwerden in der Medizin. Anfallsartige Störungen werden oft verkannt, weil die Kunst der Anamnese in der heutigen Medizin an Bedeutung verloren hat. Technische Zusatzverfahren können aber erst bei gezielter Fragestellung sinnvoll eingesetzt und interpretiert werden.Hier finden Sie das gesamte Spektrum anfallsartig auftretender Störungen:Diagnose und Differenzialdiagnose Klinische Besonderheiten, relevant für Anamnese und Beobachtung Praxisorientierte Darstellung Erstmals liegt ein deutschsprachiges Fachbuch vor, das sich ausschließlich mit paroxysmalen Störungen beschäftigt. Praktisches, verständliches Wissen – direkt umsetzbar in der täglichen Arbeit....die optimale Therapie finden!

Research into the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy has become a central focus of interest in the last five years. Comorbidity of epilepsy with behavioral problems is now recognized widely, and the neuroscientific basis for such comorbidity is an active area of investigation. With an expanded international team of authors, this fully revised new edition builds on the strengths of its predecessor, examining in detail the subtleties of behavioral changes in patients with seizure disorders and offering both a diagnostic and a management perspective. New chapters cover genetic disorders, the effects of epilepsy on social behavior as viewed through theory of mind, a discussion of the precuneus, the importance and nature of peri-ictal psychiatric symptoms, depression and the interictal dysphoric disorder, and the relationship between antiepileptic drugs and suicide. This new edition is a must for anyone involved in diagnosing or managing epilepsy.