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The Comorbidities of Epilepsy

  • 1st Edition - April 19, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Marco Mula
  • Language: English

Epilepsy is one of most frequent neurological disorders affecting about 50 million people worldwide and 50% of them have at least another medical problem in comorbidity; so… Read more

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Description

Epilepsy is one of most frequent neurological disorders affecting about 50 million people worldwide and 50% of them have at least another medical problem in comorbidity; sometimes this is a the cause of the epilepsy itself or it is due to shared neurobiological links between epilepsy and other medical conditions; other times it is a long-term consequence of the antiepileptic drug treatment.

The Comorbidities of Epilepsy

offers an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of all comorbidities of epilepsy (somatic, neurological and behavioral), by international authorities in the field of clinical epileptology, with an emphasis on epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. This book includes also a critical appraisal of the methodological aspects and limitations of current research on this field. Pharmacological issues in the management of comorbidities are discussed, providing information on drug dosages, side effects and interactions, in order to enable the reader to manage these patients safely.

The Comorbidities of Epilepsy

 is aimed at all health professionals dealing with people with epilepsy including neurologists, epileptologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, epilepsy specialist nurses and clinical researchers.

Key features

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of somatic, neurological and behavioral co-morbidities of epilepsy
  • Discusses up-to-date management of comorbidities of epilepsy
  • Written by a group of international experts in the field

Readership

Neurologists, epileptologists, clinical researchers, neuropsychologists, general physicians, and students

Table of contents

1. Comorbidities of epilepsy: A theoretical framework

2. Costs of epilepsy: the impact of comorbidities

3. Epilepsy and Bone health

4. Epilepsy and Sexual Dysfunction

5. Epilepsy, Diabetes and other endocrinological disorders

6. Epilepsy, Coeliac disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases

7. Epilepsy and Obesity

8. Epilepsy and Heart diseases

9. Epilepsy and Cancer

10. Epilepsy, Headache and Chronic Pain

11. Epilepsy, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome and other sleep disorders

12. Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders

13. Epilepsy and Cognition

14. Epilepsy and Intellectual Disabilities

15. Epilepsy and Autistic Spectrum Disorder: diagnostic challenges and treatment consideration

16. Epilepsy and Mood and Anxiety disorders

17. Epilepsy and Psychoses

18. Epilepsy and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures

19. Nursing issues in managing comorbidities of epilepsy

Review quotes

"I particularly liked the chapters on epilepsy and sexual dysfunction (4), epilepsy and inflammatory bowel disease (6), epilepsy and obesity (7) and care aspects in the management of comorbidities in epilepsy (19). Here are some suggestions for the next edition of the book. These comments are not intended to reduce the value of the book. In his Foreword, Marco Mula emphasizes that this is a book by clinicians for clinicians with the aim of improving the treatment and quality of life of people with epilepsy."—Zeitschrift fur Epileptologie

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 20, 2019
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Marco Mula

Marco Mula, MD, PhD, is Consultant in Neurology and Epileptology at the Atkinson Morley Regional Neuroscience Centre, St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Reader in Neurology at St. George’s University of London. Dr Mula is currently Chair of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Identification Treatment and Prevention of the Commission on Psychiatry and member of the ILAE Task Force on Paediatric Psychiatric Issues. He has authored almost 200 publications in the field of epilepsy treatment and the management of comorbidities of epilepsy with special reference to behavioural problems.
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant, Atkinson Morley Regional Neuroscience Centre, St. George’s University Hospitals, London, UK Chair of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Identification Treatment and Prevention of the Commission on Psychiatry Member of the ILAE Task Force on Paediatric Psychiatric Issues

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