The Official Patients Sourcebook On Seizures And Epilepsy A Revised And Updated Directory For The Internet Age Icon Health Publications by Icon Health Publications 0597835357 instant download after payment.

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to seizures and epilepsy, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on seizures and epilepsy. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Seizures and Epilepsy: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Seizures and Epilepsy; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Seizures and Epilepsy; Chapter 5. Patents on Seizures and Epilepsy; Chapter 6. Books on Seizures and Epilepsy; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Seizures and Epilepsy; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Seizures and Epilepsy; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Seizures and Epilepsy; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; Appendix F. NIH Consensus Statement on Surgery for Epilepsy; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Convulsions, Jacksonian seizure, Jacksonian seizures, Minor motor seizures, Petit mal seizures, Psychomotor seizures, Seizure disorder, Seizures, Simple seizure.