Epilepsy 199 Answers:Third Edition
A Doctor Responds To His Patients Questions
Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN
2008
250 pp Paperback
ISBN 1932603352 / 9781932603354
Price: $19.95
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Description
"Andrew N. Wilner is a recipient of the Click 2008 AAN Journalism Fellowship Award!
The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that 2.7 million Americans have epilepsy, and that an additional 181,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Being diagnosed with any chronic disease can cause confusion and anxiety to the uninformed patient. Written by an expert in the field, Epilepsy: 199 Answers, 3rd Edition, continues to provide accurate, up-to-date and comprehensible medical information for epilepsy patients and family members. Easy-to-read, informative, and time-tested, this question and answer book covers everything from brain surgery to the Atkins diet; readers will also enjoy a first-rate resource section, and a health record tracker so patients can accurately chart their progress and receive optimal care. "- return to top -
Reviews "C Dr. Wilner has the experience and sympathetic approach necessary to calm fears and commence the process of adaptation to the alteration in the lifestyle mandated by a diagnosis of epilepsy. However, his is not a book only for patients and their relatives. It is one that should be read by all physicians, for not all physicians have given these problems as much thought as the bookC C Journal of the American Medical AssociationC ...a very clear and concise reference book dealing with the many questions a person with epilepsy or a person who has an interest or a connection with epilepsy might want to askC an essential up-to-date handbook on the subject of epilepsy.C Epilepsia C ...a helpful guide to the most common questions asked by patients with epilepsy. It will definitely help patients better understand the nature of their disease, the therapeutic options, prognosis, and benefits of medical progressC highly recommend[ed] for medical and public libraries, bookstores, physicians, and patients with seizure disorders.C Doody Review Services with seizure disorders."" This volume organized into a question-and-answer format, is especially patient-friendly and patient-respectful, in that the questions are exactly phrased in an accessible patient-oriented vernacular...The liveliness and sense of patient involvement by the author are unique to this book and distinguishes it from other volumes. However, the question-and-answer format is what makes it really special."" --Cynthia L. Harden, MD, Epilepsy and Behavior" - return to top -
Contents Discussion of new antiepileptic drugs; The impact of the ketogenic and Atkins diets; Overview of new FDA indication for the vagus nerve stimulator (VNS); Epilepsy and alternative therapies.- return to top -
About the Author
Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAANAndrew N. Wilner, MD, FACP, has been specializing in the treatment of epilepsy for more than 15 years. He was the recipient of the 2001 award for Creative Expression of Human Values in Neurology presented by the American Academy of NeurologyÇ Ethics, Law Committee. Dr. Wilner is also the author of Epilepsy in Clinical Practice: A Case Study Approach.
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