Handbook on Epilepsy for Physicians is a concise, practical guide designed to help physicians diagnose, manage, and counsel patients with epilepsy. Published by the Indian Epilepsy Association (IEA), this handbook addresses epilepsy across the lifespan—from children to the elderly—and covers both common and complex scenarios. With an emphasis on clinical applicability, it serves as a quick-reference tool for primary care physicians, pediatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists, and other healthcare professionals involved in epilepsy care.
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage: pediatric, adult, and geriatric epilepsy, including syndromes and special situations
- Practical approach: focuses on diagnosis, management, emergencies, and therapy resistance
- Clinical chapters on febrile seizures, new-onset epilepsy, psychiatric comorbidities, genetics, and drug therapy
- Guidance on investigations and appropriate use of diagnostic tools
- Management strategies: drug selection, withdrawal after seizure freedom, surgery, and therapy-resistant cases
- Counseling and lifestyle advice: epilepsy prevention, law, and role of yoga, exercise, and leisure activities
- User-friendly: structured for quick reference in day-to-day clinical practice
- Target audience: family physicians, internists, pediatricians, neurologists, and psychiatrists
