Brain Imaging in Epilepsy

David D. Maudgil

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Внимателно използвана, здрава и чиста книга, леко овехтял външен вид.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Remedica Publishing
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 2003 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 80
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Медицина и биология
Тегло (гр.):: 284
Ширина (мм):: 170
Височина (мм):: 265
Дебелина (мм):: 6
ISBN:: 9781901346244

Recent advances in functional neuroimaging have greatly enhanced our ability to visualize and understand brain processes at work. This book provides an overview of the techniques that have been developed, including fMRI, SPECT, PET, MRS, and dwMRI. Relevant features of the basic neuroscience of epilepsy are reviewed and the application of these techniques for the diagnosis, treatment, and development of new treatments for epilepsy is discussed. This book will prove fascinating to a large audience, from practicing neurologists and radiologists, to junior doctors and students of medicine, neuroscience, and medical physics. Contents Epilepsy • Imaging techniques for epilepsy • Characteristic clinical and EEG findings in epilepsy syndromes • Clinical applications of functional imaging • Future developments "In this excellent monograph, Dr Maudgil has done all of us a service in highlighting the possibilities for imaging and subsequent treatment in this too-often ignored disease. I believe if this work is read by all neurologists and radiologists who come into contact with patients suffering epilepsy, their minds will be opened to a new and fascinating world." John Buscombe, Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK * Contents CHAPTER 1 - Epilepsy Clinical significance of epilepsy 1 Causes of epilepsy 2 Chronicity of epilepsy 4 The neurophysiological basis of epilepsy 4 Conclusion 10 CHAPTER 2 - Imaging techniques for epilepsy Structural imaging techniques 13 Functional imaging techniques 13 Functional magnetic resonance imaging 15 Single photon emission computed tomography 23 Positron emission tomography 27 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy 30 Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging 34 CHAPTER 3 - Characteristic clinical and EEG findings in epilepsy syndromes Introduction 39 Temporal lobe seizures 39 Frontal lobe seizures 40 Parietal lobe seizures 43 Occipital lobe seizures 43 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 44 Childhood syndromes 44 CHAPTER 4 - Clinical applications of functional imaging Introduction 55 Localization of occult foci 55 Preoperative localization of functionally important tissue 60 Imaging of brain GABA levels 64 Functional imaging in the assessment of neurotoxicity 65 Imaging of specific syndromes 65 CHAPTER 5 - Future developments 71 Abbreviations 73 Index 75

Ключови думи: книги на английски език, английски книги, медицина, епилепсия