The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs
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The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs by Philip N Patsalos
This essential and concise clinical reference guide serves diverse clinicians and allied health professionals who prescribe antiepileptic drugs in contemporary clinical practice. Fully updated, it features chapters on newly-approved drug brivaracetam, updated paediatric prescribing, use in particular populations including women, the elderly, and patients with cognitive impairment, as well as sections on teratogenicity, pregnancy, and lactation. In full colour throughout, the guide provides comprehensive antiepileptic drug (AED) prescribing information, covering all thirty-five AEDs in alphabetical order. Each chapter features eight coloured sections including general therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, interaction profile, adverse effects, dosing and use, special population considerations, a summary overview, and suggested reading. Perfect for quick reference use, the guide is practical and essential for all AED drug prescribers including adult and paediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, internists, geriatricians, paediatricians, family physicians, as well as allied health professionals and resident, fellow, and student trainees in all related medical fields.
St Louis, Erik K.: - Erik K. St Louis is Associate Professor of Neurology and Consultant in Neurology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota. He previously co-directed the comprehensive epilepsy programs at Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin, and the University of Iowa, and has recently co-edited two books on epilepsy and EEG. His research interests include the relationships between sleep and epilepsy and the parasomnias.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108453202 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108453201 |
| Title | The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs |
| Author | Philip N Patsalos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2018-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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