Contents -- Continuing Education Credits -- PART ONE: MEDICAL ASPECTS OF EPILEPSY FOR NEUROPSYCHOLOGISTS -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Definitions -- Epidemiology -- Etiology -- Role of the Neuropsychologist in Epilepsy -- Role of the Neuropsychologist in Epilepsy Surgery -- Chapter 2 Classification of Epilepsy Disorders -- Traditional Classification of Epileptic Seizures -- Duration of Seizures Across Different Seizure Types -- Epidemiology of the Traditional Seizure Disorders -- Etiology of the Traditional Seizure Disorders -- Chapter 3 Epilepsy Syndromes -- ILAE Classification of the Epileptic Syndromes -- Special Syndromes -- Epidemiology of Epilepsy Syndromes -- Etiology of Epileptic Syndromes -- Nonepileptic Seizures -- Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy -- Chapter 4 Diagnostic Tests in Epilepsy -- Electroencephalography -- Structural Neuroimaging in Epilepsy -- Chapter 5 Medical Treatment of Epilepsy -- Pharmacologic Therapies -- Ketogenic Diet -- Chapter 6 Neuropsychological Assessment in Epilepsy -- Selection of Neuropsychological Tests -- Factors Contributing to Cognitive Decline in Epilepsy -- Confounding Factors in Test Interpretation -- Cognitive Deficits in Epilepsy -- Quality-of-Life Assessment in Epilepsy -- Driving Issues in Epilepsy -- Case Example -- Chapter 7 Psychological and Psychiatric Disorders in Epilepsy -- Risk Factors -- Mood Disorders -- Anxiety Disorders -- Psychotic Disorders -- Personality Disorders -- Interictal Behavior Syndrome of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -- Epilepsy-specific Psychological Disorders -- Chapter 8 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures -- Diagnosis -- Prevalence -- Etiology -- Symptoms -- Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment -- Treatment -- PART TWO: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY -- Chapter 9 Neuropsychological Assessment in Epilepsy Surgery -- Preoperative Neuropsychological Assessment.

Case Example -- Chapter 10 Other Neuropsychological Procedures in Epilepsy Surgery -- Intracarotid Amobarbital (Wada) Procedure -- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Electrocortical Stimulation Mapping -- Case Example -- Chapter 11 Medical Aspects of Epilepsy Surgery -- Criteria for Surgical Evaluation -- Diagnostic Evaluation for Epilepsy Surgery -- Epilepsy Surgery Procedures -- Case Example -- Appendix I: Traditional Classification of Epileptic Seizures: Description of Seizure Types Not Covered in Body of Text -- Simple Partial (or Focal) Seizures -- Generalized Seizures (Convulsive or Nonconvulsive) -- Appendix II: Classification of Epilepsy Syndromes: Description of Seizure Syndromes Not Covered in Body of Text -- Idiopathic Localization-related Epilepsies -- Symptomatic Localization-related Epilepsy Syndromes -- Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes -- Cryptogenic or Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes -- Appendix III: Wada Assessment Procedures and Rating Criteria at the Medical College of Georgia -- Procedure for Measuring Wada Language Functions at the Medical College of Georgia -- Procedure for Measuring Wada Memory at the Medical College of Georgia -- Summary of Behavioral Assessment During Wada Testing at the Medical College of Georgia -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.