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Seizures in Critical Care

A Guide to Diagnosis and Therapeutics

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Panayiotis N. Varelas

    1. Neurointensive Care Unit, and Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Part of the book series: Current Clinical Neurology (CCNEU)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Presentation and Pathophysiology of Seizures in the Critical Care Environment

    • Marek A. Mirski
    Pages 1-20

  3. Stroke and Critical Care Seizures

    • Panayiotis N. Varelas, Lotfi Hacein-Bey
    Pages 21-79

  4. Traumatic Brain Injury and Seizures in the ICU

    • Andrew Beaumont, Grant Sinson
    Pages 81-100

  5. Brain Tumors and ICU Seizures

    • Efstathios Papavassiliou, Panayiotis N. Varelas
    Pages 101-117

  6. Global Hypoxia-Ischemia and Critical Care Seizures

    • Matthew A. Koenig, Romergryko Geocadin
    Pages 119-138

  7. Seizures in Renal and Hepatic Failure and Endocrine Disease

    • Andrew Beaumont
    Pages 139-160

  8. Seizures in Organ Transplant Recipients

    • Greg A. Worrell, Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
    Pages 161-176

  9. Extreme Hypertension, Eclampsia, and Critical Care Seizures

    • Errol Gordon, Michel T. Torbey
    Pages 177-190

  10. Infection or Inflammation and ICU Seizures

    • Wendy C. Ziai
    Pages 191-216

  11. Electrolyte Disturbance and Critical Care Seizures

    • Jenice Robinson, Jose I. Suarez
    Pages 217-236

  12. Alcohol-Related Seizures in the ICU

    • Zachary Webb
    Pages 237-259

  13. Seizure-Inducing Drugs Used for the Critically Ill

    • Rebecca E. Schuman, Panayiotis N. Varelas
    Pages 261-290

  14. Critical Care Seizures Related to Illicit Drugs and Toxins

    • Andreas R. Luft
    Pages 291-304

  15. Management of Status Epilepticus and Critical Care Seizures

    • Panayiotis N. Varelas, Marianna V. Spanaki
    Pages 305-364

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 365-380
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About this book

A panel of international ICU and epilepsy physicians and researchers detail the epileptic phenomena that occur in the complex environment of the ICU. Focusing on the central nervous system, the authors systematically examine the most up-to-date evidenced-based data regarding ICU seizures, including their most frequent causes, their pathophysiology, their clinical presentation, and the diagnostic evaluation needed to confirm their presence. They also discuss the challenges and specifics of the management of ICU seizures, reviewing the new antiepileptics and their interaction with other ICU medications, drugs with epileptogenic properties used in the ICU, and the role of the new enterally available antiepileptics in treating seizures. Numerous tables summarize drug interactions, neuroimages reveal common ICU seizure etiologies, and multiple electroencephalographic recordings demonstrate clinical or subclinical seizures in ICU patients.

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"...a comprehensive review of seizures...a wealth of information." - British Journal of Anesthesiology

"The well edited text presents information in a relatively uniform format that aids in using it as a quick reference. … Thus, ‘Seizures in Critical Care: A Guide to Diagnosis and Therapeutics’ could help address a deficit in the critical care literature. An ICU physician could certainly benefit from the text and most ICUs would be well served to have this book in their reference library to help in care of these complicated patients." (Dave Neilipovitz, Candian Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 52 (5), 2005)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Neurointensive Care Unit, and Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

    Panayiotis N. Varelas

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