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Epilepsy and seizures / Donald F. Weaver.
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Title:Epilepsy and seizures / Donald F. Weaver.
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Author/Creator:Weaver, Donald Frederic, 1957-
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Other Contributors/Collections:Canadian Medical Association.
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Published/Created:Toronto : Key Porter Books, ©2001.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WL385 .W363 2001
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Epilepsy--Popular works.
Convulsions--Popular works.
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Medical Subjects: Epilepsy.
Seizures.
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Description:x, 157 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Series:Your personal health series.
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Summary:This authoritative new addition to Your Personal Health Series explains what we know today about this unpredictable disorder, and gives detailed, practical advice on living with it, in yourself or a loved one. Topics include: how to recognize different kinds of epilepsy, how and why the brain produces these various patterns, what tests and procedures are used to diagnose epilepsy, how drugs can help - or harm, when surgery makes sense, epilepsy in pregnancy, childhood and old age.
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Notes:Includes index.
At head of title: Canadian Medical Association.
"Further Resources": pages 151-152.
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ISBN:1552631273
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Contents:1. Epilepsy through the ages
2. The biology of epilepsy
3. Types of seizures and epilepsy
4. Diagnosis
5. Drug-based treatment
6. Surgical treatment
7. Medical emergencies
8. Seizures in infants, children and the eldery
9. Other special considerations
10. Medical problems that resemble epilepsy
12. Looking ahead.