Alternative Therapies in Epilepsy - Couverture souple

Devinsky, Orrin; Schachter, Steven C.; Pacia, Steven V.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1936287323 ISBN 13 : 9781936287321

Editeur : Demos Medical Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Authored by three distinguished epileptologists with broad clinical experience, this book provides an evidence-based consideration of the use of Complimentary and Alternative (CAM) therapies in epilepsy care. Organized by problem and divided into three sections, the authors review alternative approaches to epilepsy-related conditions to help physicians, healthcare professionals, CAM providers, and patients understand the options and safely integrate treatments that work into their regimens. The first section is an introduction to the therapies themselves, including herbal remedies, nutrition, alternative pharmacological therapies, physical treatments, and neurobehavioral approaches, and also discusses medication-related considerations and caveats. Section 2 covers CAM and preventive approaches to mitigating the effects of epilepsy and epilepsy therapies, such as drug toxicity and side effects of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), seizures, enhancing cognitive function, issues for women (pregnancy, breast feeding, menopause), and managing anxiety and depression. The third section focuses on quality of life and lifestyle modifications to reduce seizure risk, including techniques for stress reduction, sleep disturbances and aids to normalize, alcohol and recreational drugs, and environmental factors. Features of ""Alternative Therapies in Epilepsy Care"" include problem-oriented, practical approach to integrating alternative treatments into traditional regimens for healthcare providers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Orrin Devinsky, MD

, is a professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine, and director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers and the Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN). He has published widely in epilepsy, with more than 250 articles and chapters and more than 20 books and monographs. He is currently on the board of the National Epilepsy Foundation. He is coeditor of epilepsy.com, and the journals

Epilepsy and Behavior

and

Reviews in Neurological Diseases

.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Demos Medical Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1936287323
• ISBN 13: 9781936287321
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible