Epilepsy [electronic resource] / Gregory D. Cascino.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Epilepsy and seizures: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2020Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (46 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Epilepsy | Cost of Illness | Drug Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsies, Partial | Epilepsy -- epidemiology | Epilepsy -- pathology | Epilepsy -- surgery | Epilepsy -- therapy | Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Positron-Emission Tomography | Quality of Life | Seizures | Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon | Treatment OutcomeOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Updated version of a talk first published in 2014.
Contents: Epilepsy overview (Epidemiology, History, Economic burden, Co-morbidity, Improvement in quality of life, Adverse effects) -- Reasons for epileptic seizures -- MRI images and recordings of epileptic seizures -- Epilepsy in resource-poor countries -- Focal (partial) epilepsy -- Substrate-directed pathology (Tumors, Vascular anomalies, Malformations of cortical anomalies, Mesial temporal sclerosis) -- PET and glucose metabolism in focal epilepsy -- MRI & Inter-ictal PET study -- Treatment (Goals, strategies & Efficacy) -- Epilepsy surgery -- Long-term and seizure-free surgical outcomes -- Intractable epilepsy -- Temporal & Extratemporal lobe epilepsy -- Non-lesional epilepsy -- SPECT & SISCOM imaging -- Usage of FDG-PET -- Image-guided laser thermal ablation -- Electronic stimulation (Neuro Pace Responsive Neurostimulator System & SANTE).
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.