Résumé

The first edition of this book, now better known as the "Blue Guide", was published in 1984. It highlighted the various epileptic syndromes which had recently been identified. Most of these syndromes, which constituted a practical and original approach to epilepsy, were subsequently integrated into the international classification for epilepsies in 1989, a classification which, despite some calling into question, still remains valid and useful today.

Epileptology is changing, and the syndromic approaches are now complemented by an etiological approach based on the considerable progress made in genetics. A purely "electro-clinical" approach is no longer appropriate in many cases today.

This 5th edition of the "Blue Guide" provides a summary of the latest developments. The structure of the book has changed slightly, giving more space to physiological, epidemiological, genetic and therapeutic approaches. Nevertheless, the description of epileptic syndromes remains at the heart of this work.

The diversity of contributors - coordinators and authors - provides this book with the qualities of objectivity and seriousness which have formed the basis of its reputation for almost 30 years.

Sommaire

  • The syndromic approach of epilepsies
    • Classifications: evolving concepts
    • Genetic basis of epileptic syndromes - "Genetic testing"
    • EEG traits and epileptic syndromes
    • Syndromes, animal models and brain development
    • Syndromes and prognosis
    • Syndromes and antiepilepsy drugs
  • Age-dependent syndromes
    • Benign familial and non-familial neonatal seizures
    • Early severe neonatal and infantile epilepsies
    • Infantile spasms
    • Idiopathic focal epilepsies in infants
    • Dravet syndrome (severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy)
    • Idiopathic myoclonic epilepsies in infancy and early childhood
    • Febrile seizures and genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+)
    • Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
    • Idiopathic focal epilepsies in childhood
    • Encephalopathy related to status epilepticus during slow sleep (ESES) including Landau-Kleffner syndrome
    • Childhood absence epilepsy
    • Myoclonic absences and absences with myoclonias
    • Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
    • Juvenile absence epilepsy
    • Epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone
    • Genetically determined focal epilepsies
    • Rasmussen's encephalitis
    • The mesio-temporal lobe epilepsy syndrome
    • Frontal lobe epilepsy syndromes
    • Epileptic syndromes in the elderly
  • Special etiologies and situations
    • Myoclonic status in non-progressive encephalopathies (MSNPE)
    • Epilepsy and inborn errors of metabolism: a practical approach
    • Structural (symptomatic) focal epilepsies of childhood
    • Photosensitivity and syndromes
    • Complex reflex epilepsies
    • Epilepsies and chromosomal disorders
    • Progressive myoclonus epilepsies
    • Epilepsy and malformations of the cerebral cortex
    • Isolated focal (formerly partial) seizures in adolescence

Caractéristiques

Editeur : John Libbey

Auteur(s) : Peter Wolf, Michelle Bureau, Pierre Thomas, Carlo Alberto Tassinari, Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta, Charlotte Dravet, Pierre Genton

Collection : Current Problems in Epilepsy

Edition : 5e édition

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : Text (eye-readable)

Langue(s) : Anglais

Code(s) CLIL : 3165

EAN13 (papier) : 9782742008292

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