Epilepsy: 199 Answers: A Doctor Responds to His Patients' Questions

By Andrew N. Wilner and Andrew N. Wilner MD FACP FAAN

Book Overview

"Andrew N. Wilner is a recipient of the Click 2008 AAN Journalism Fellowship Award!

The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that 2.7 million Americans have epilepsy, and that an additional 181,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Being diagnosed with any chronic disease can cause confusion and anxiety to the uninformed patient. Written by an expert in the field, Epilepsy: 199 Answers, 3rd Edition, continues to provide accurate, up-to-date and comprehensible medical information for epilepsy patients and family members. Easy-to-read, informative, and time-tested, this question and answer book covers everything from brain surgery to the Atkins diet readers will also enjoy a first-rate resource section, and a health record tracker so patients can accurately chart their progress and receive optimal care."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932603352
• ISBN13: 9781932603354
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A must for anyone with epilepsy or has a family member with it

Epilepsy is a condition that must be managed lest it be a true problem. Now in a newly expanded and updated third edition, "Epilepsy 199 Answers: A Doctor's Responds to his Patient's Questions" is a reference on epilepsy comprised in the question and answer form on 199 questions. With much advice discussing how diet, surgery, therapy, and more can affect one's epilepsy, "Epilepsy 199 Answers" is a must for anyone with epilepsy or has a family member with it, and wants to be armed with knowledge.

Highly Recommended

I highly recommend this book if you or your family is dealing with epilepsy. It answers almost all of the questions you have and some you haven't even thought of yet.

Great Resource for The Basics

Readers will find this book to be very helpful, as it spells out in very simplistic terms the answers to the questions that they may or may not have thought of yet. This is a great resource for obtaining the basics on epilepsy, especially for a newly diagnosed patient.

Great Resource for The Basics

Readers will find this book to be very helpful, as it spells out in very simplistic terms the answers to the questions that they may or may not have thought of yet (definitions, clarifications, listings of medicines). It is a quick read as it is broken down into questions with the corresponding answers. This is a great resource for obtaining the basics on epilepsy, especially for a newly diagnosed patient. It also contains contact information for national organizations.

What a fantastic resource!

I am so impressed with the book because it answers in very plain english, the questions a person needs to know first-off when diagnosed. The questions address not only the concerns of a person with epilepsy, but it also addresses issues that family members might want to know. The Health Record is a great way to help patients help themselves get more out of their doctor visits. The Drug and Medical Information lists important numbers of drug companies so that a person can obtain more information about the drugs they take. The resource guide is worth the book alone as it lists support groups, organizations, comprehensive epilepsy centers, summer camps, and other important contacts not just nation-wide, but internationally. Knowledge points the way to a better diagnosis with epilepsy and what questions this book doesn't address, it guides you to sources that will answer the rest.