Atlas of Epilepsies

Atlas of Epilepsies is a landmark, all-encompassing, illustrated reference work and a hands-on guide to the diagnosis,
management and treatment of epilepsy in all its forms and across age groups.

Designed to be the premier text in the field, the Atlas's highly illustrative approach tackles the difficult subject of
epileptic seizures and epileptic syndromes, accompanied by sequential photographs of each management step.

Explanatory schematic line diagrams complementing intraoperative photographs are provided for a fuller understanding of
processes and procedures enhancing reader and end-user experience.

The Atlas draws on the expertise of over 300 internationally-renowned experts, and is liberally interspersed with
clinical insights and personal vignettes that offer helpful tips, technical advice and critical knowledge to the
scholar and clinician.There is currently no publication in the market that addresses epilepsies as thoroughly and
exhaustively as the Atlas of Epilepsies.


Chrysostomos P. Panayiotopoulos MD, PhD, FRCP, Editor-in-Chief, is a renowned expert in the field of the epilepsies. He
has written over 140 articles and editorials in prestigious journals. His work on establishing the syndromic diagnosis
of epilepsies and the appropriate video-EEG methodology for their diagnosis has been regarded as ground breaking. ”
Panayiotopoulos syndrome” and autonomic status epilepticus specific to childhood are amongst his main contributions.
His publications on idiopathic generalized epilepsies and absence seizures have shaped the current thought of their
diagnosis and management. He is also the first to establish objective differential criteria between visual symptoms of
occipital epilepsy and migraine. His books on epilepsies and particularly A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and
their Treatment, Revised second edition, Springer, 2010 are praised as landmarks in the epileptological literature.
Section Editors: S.R. Benbadis; R.G. Beran; A.T. Berg; J. Engel, Jr; A.S. Galanopoulou; P.W. Kaplan; M. Koutroumanidis;
S.L. Moshe; D.R. Nordli, Jr.; J.M. Serratosa; S.M. Sisodiya; W.O. Tatum IV; T. Valeta; A.N. Wilner. The section editors
are amongst the foremost authorities, influential leaders of the ILAE, and protagonists in the frontiers of modern
clinical and research epileptology

Definitions and Classifications.- Historical Aspects.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathology.- Pathophysiology.- Animal
and Experimental Models of Epileptic Seizures.- Epileptogenicity in the Developing Brain.- Generalized Epileptic
Seizures.- Focal Epileptic Seizures.- Reflex Epileptic Seizures.- Neonatal Seizures.- Status Epilepticus.- Imitators of
Epileptic Seizures.- History, Physical and Mental Examination and Assessment. - EEG.- Neuroimaging.- Neonatal Epileptic
Seizures and Neonatal Epileptic Syndromes.- Idiopathic Epileptic Seizures and Syndromes in Infancy.- Epileptic
Encephalopathies in Infancy and Early Childhood.- Severe Neocortical Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy and Childhood.-
Benign Childhood Focal Seizures and Related Epileptic Syndromes.- Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies.- Familial
(autosomal dominant) Focal Epilepsies.- Symptomatic and Cryptogenic Focal Epilepsies.- Reflex Seizures and Reflex
Epilepsies.- Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsies.- Epilepsies in Specified Groups of Patients.- Comorbidity.- Psychiatric
Aspects.- Impact of Epilepsies.- Quality of Life.- Stigma .- The Epilepsy Treatment Gap .- Legal Aspects .- Great
Achievers Amongst Epilepsy Patients .- Management of Epilepsies.- AED Prophylactic Treatment.- Surgery for Epilepsies.-
Additional and Alternative Treatments. - Pharmacopoeia.