Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding

by National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, et al.

Book Overview

Although epilepsy is one of the nation's most common neurological disorders, public understanding of it is limited. Many people do not know the causes of epilepsy or what they should do if they see someone having a seizure. Epilepsy is a complex spectrum of disorders that affects an estimated 2.2 million Americans in a variety of ways, and is characterized by unpredictable seizures that differ in type, cause, and severity. Yet living with epilepsy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309255066
• ISBN13: 9780309255066
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"