Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders A Clinical Guide
This comprehensive and practical book fills the current knowledge gap about the incidence and characteristics of seizures in all kinds of cerebrovascular disorders. Chapters are divided according to the nature of cerebrovascular diseases and highlig
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Mohamad Z. Koubeissi • Amer Alshekhlee Prachi Mehndiratta Editors
Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders A Clinical Guide
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Editors Assoc. Prof., Mohamad Z. Koubeissi Department of Neurology Director Epilepsy Center George Washington University Washington, DC USA
Prachi Mehndiratta Vascular Neurology Fellow University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia USA
Assoc. Prof. Amer Alshekhlee SSM-Neurosciences Institute and St. Louis University St Louis Missouri USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-2558-2 ISBN 978-1-4939-2559-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2559-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015939721 Springer New York Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Maha MZK To my wife Lina and my lovely 3 kids AA To AC and MP, my parents, and Kunal PM
Preface
Our motivation in editing this book is to fill the gap between two major and common neurologic disorders (cerebrovascular diseases and epilepsy). These disease categories frequently overlap in clinical practice, and sufferers often evaluated by physicians from different backgrounds in neurology. This book will be an opportunity to serve health care practitioner from these backgrounds and others such as neurosurgeons and neurointensivists. Furthermore, this book can be the foundation and succinct guide to trainee in these fields of neurology. The vast majority of the contributors to this book are renowned authorities in their fields of cerebrovascular and epilepsy disorders. The methodology in constructing the authorship for this book is somewhat unique. Each chapter was written by two or three authors, at least one of them is an expert in cerebrovascular diseases and a second author is an expert in epilepsy disorders. The editors of this book asked contributors to meld their clinical knowledge and experience. We belie
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