title: Epilepsy and Seizures: Everything You Need to Know (Your Personal Health)
author: Donald Weaver MD
description: In this slim volume, rhe director of the epilepsy clinic at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, clearly and succinctly summarizes the current medical knowledge about epilepsy from diagnosis to treatment. Included are a brief history of epilepsy in the Western world; issues applicable to specific populations such as children, seniors, and pregnant women; and an important chapter on other medical problems that may resemble epilepsy. Each chapter concludes with a bulleted list of the important points covered. Unfortunately, the book lacks references, and its list of sources is very short. While it includes a brief chapter on the lifestyle issues pertaining to living with such a stigmatized and misunderstood disorder, it is somewhat distant and clinical, reflecting the author's perspective as a doctor rather than a patient. Despite these limitations, this title should be useful for public libraries and consumer health collections as its drug information is more current than that in other books on this disease. Eris Weaver, Redwood Health Lib., Petaluma, CA <br />Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched your Life
  
  Copyright © Epilepsy Life Links Series
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  ISBN-10: 1475105312
  
  EAN-13: 9781475105315
  
  eBook ISBN: 978-1-63001-261-8
  
  Library of Congress Control Number: 2012905652
  
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
  [ **PART I: A SURGE OF ELECTRICITY TO THE BRAIN** ](text00004.html#pt1)
  
  [Introduction](text00004.html#int)
  
  [Ch. 1 – Epilepsy: A Surge of Electricity to the Brain](text00005.html#ch01)
  
  [Ch. 2 – What Causes It and Who’s At Risk?](text00006.html#ch02)
  
  [Ch. 3 – Diagnosing Epilepsy](text00007.html#ch03)
  
  [Ch. 4 – The Epilepsy Syndromes](text00008.html#ch04)
  
  [ **PART II: EPILEPSY TREATMENTS** ](text00009.html#pt2)
  
  [Ch. 5 – Treatment & Prevention](text00009.html#ch05)
  
  [Ch. 6 – Medications](text00010.html#ch06)
  
  [Ch. 7 – Surgery](text00011.html#ch07)
  
  [Ch. 8 – Diet Therapy](text00012.html#ch08)
  
  [Ch. 9 – Supportive and Complementary Treatments](text00013.html#ch09)
  
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