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A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and Their Treatment
By C. P. Panayiotopoulos. 2nd ed, 540 pp, $99.25. London, England, Springer-Verlag, 2007. ISBN-13 978-1-8462-8643-8.
JAMA. 2008;299(3):348-349.
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A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and Their Treatment is well worth having in your library for its compendious information and significant update since its first edition (2002). The current edition has grown from 278 pages to 551 pages and has increased not only in size but in its usefulness, with many new illustrations and clinical pearls from the author, a pediatric epileptologist. The text has truly become a pragmatic and helpful guide in the treatment of epilepsy.
The second edition is a significant update, with many structural and informational changes. One new feature is a series of informational "blue boxes" that contain what I would describe as the clinical pearls of a seasoned practitioner. The new edition also includes a number of new and useful electroencephalographic illustrations that help explain the nature of epilepsy. The references are printed on colored paper so they are easy to find at the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
George L. Morris III, MD, Reviewer
Regional Epilepsy Center St Luke's Medical Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin george.morris@aurora.org
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