Neurológia pre prax S3/2010

Epileptology in Brief for Practice

The aim of this paper is to provide a concise tool for diagnostics and therapy of epileptic patients for the everyday practice. The supplement contains a brief review of epileptology of both childhood and adult age: diagnostic algorithm, classification schemes, basic differential diagnostics, pharmacotherapy and epileptosurgery.

Keywords: epilepsy, epileptic syndrome, pharmacotherapy, antiepileptic drugs, surgery of epilepsy, vagus nerve stimulation, epilepsy centre.