VOLUME I
SECTION 1 • EPIDEMIOLOGY AND 
PATHOLOGY OF SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Alexis Arzimanoglou, Eleonora Aronica, 
Ettore Beghi, Ingmar Blümcke, Torbjörn Tomson,  
Harry V. Vinters, Solomon L. Moshé
 1 Overview: Epidemiology and Pathology of Seizures 
and Epilepsy 1
Solomon L. Moshé, Alexis Arzimanoglou, 
W . Allen Hauser
 2 Epilepsy: Historical Perspectives 3
Simon Shorvon, Peter Wolf
 3 Incidence and Prevalence of Seizures and Epilepsy 8
W. Allen Hauser, Giorgia Giussani, Ettore Beghi
 4 Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Low- and Middle-Income 
Countries 17
Charles R. Newton
 5 Etiology and Risk Factors for Seizures and Epilepsy 22
Symon M. Kariuki, Dale C. Hesdorffer, 
Charles R. Newton
 6 The Comorbidities in Epilepsy 32
Bastien Rioux, Carol Camfield, Josemir W. Sander, 
Mark R. Keezer
 7 Natural History and Prognosis of Epilepsy 45
Ettore Beghi, Peter R. Camfield
 8 Epidemiology of Acute Symptomatic Seizures 54
W. Allen Hauser, Giorgia Giussani, Ettore Beghi
 9 Seizure Precipitants 60
Eylert Brodtkorb, Christian Samsonsen,  
Sheryl R. Haut
 10 The Mortality of Epilepsy 66
Samden D. Lhatoo, Torbjörn Tomson
 11 General Neuropathology of Epilepsy 76
Ingmar Blümcke
 12 Neuropathology of Hippocampal Sclerosis 80
Maria Thom, Roland Coras
 13 Neuropathology of Developmental Disorders 
Associated With Epilepsy 88
Harvey B. Sarnat, Ingmar Blümcke, Hajime Miyata, 
Harry V . Vinters
 14 Neuropathology of Brain Tumors Associated 
With Epilepsy 105
Eleonora Aronica, Albert J. Becker,  
Angelika Mühlebner
 15 Neuropathology of Vascular Lesions Associated 
With Epilepsy 123
Hajime Miyata, Eleonora Aronica
SECTION 2 • GENETICS IN EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Renzo Guerrini, Samuel F. Berkovic, 
Ruth Ottman, Jeffrey L. Noebels, Solomon L. Moshé
 16 Overview: Genetics in Epilepsy 141
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Renzo Guerrini
 17 Genetic Epidemiology in Epilepsy 142
Colin A. Ellis, Ruth Ottman
 18 Genetic Architecture of the Epilepsies 154
Karen L. Oliver, Samuel F. Berkovic
 19 Single Gene Epilepsies 160
Valerio Conti, Renzo Guerrini
 20 How to Interpret and Act on Clinical Exomes 
in Epilepsy 174
Yoshiteru Azuma, Naomichi Matsumoto
 21 Familial Epilepsies in the First Year of Life 180
Monica Cooper, Mitsuhiro Kato
 22 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies 185
Amy McTague, Renzo Guerrini
 23 Genetic Generalized Epilepsies 199
Antonietta Coppola, Carla Marini
 24 Genetic Encephalopathies With Epilepsy as a 
Main Feature 211
Andreas Brunklaus, Danique R. M. Vlaskamp,  
Floor E. Jansen
 25 Genetic Testing and Counseling for the Epilepsies 223
Melissa Wasserstein, Katie Gallagher , Beth Rosen Sheidley
SECTION 3 • NEUROBIOLOGY OF EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Istvan Mody, Annamaria Vezzani, Asla 
Pitkänen, Hal Blumenfeld, Ivan Soltesz, Jerome Engel Jr
 26 Overview: Neurobiology of Epilepsy 231
Istvan Mody, Ivan Soltesz, Annamaria Vezzani, 
Jerome Engel Jr
SUBSECTION 1 • NEURONS AND THEIR 
CIRCUITS RELEVANT TO EPILEPSIES
 27 Transcriptional Channelopathies in Genetic  
and Acquired Epilepsies 232
Mala M. Shah, Douglas A. Coulter
 28 Principal Cell Heterogeneity in Malformations 
of Cortical Development and Acquired Epilepsy 241
Fraser T. Sparks, Alfonso Represa, Attila Losonczy, 
Ivan Soltesz
 29 Mechanisms of Neuronal Excitation Leading  
to Synchrony 254
Laura A. Ewell, Kevin J. Staley
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 30 Interneuron Diversity in Epilepsy: Challenges 
and Progress 264
Carolyn R. Houser, Scott C. Baraban, Günther Sperk
 31 Mechanisms of Neuronal Inhibition Leading 
to Synchrony 277
Andrew Trevelyan, Kyle P. Lillis
 32 Neurons and Circuits During Brain Development 286
Roustem Khazipov, Frances E. Jensen
 33 Metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Epilepsy 295
Manisha Patel, Matthew Walker
 34 Dendritic Mechanisms of Excitability 300
Heinz Beck, Yoel Yaari
 35 Thalamocortical Organization and Function: 
New Insights and Implications for Epilepsy 309
Frances S. Cho, Jeanne T. Paz
 36 Mechanisms of Seizure Initiation and Propagation 321
Steven Tobochnik, Pariya Salami, Sydney S. Cash, 
Catherine A. Schevon
 37 Seizures and Networks in the Human Focal Epilepsies: 
Beyond the Animal Models 335
Fabrice Bartolomei, Vadym Gnatkovsky, 
Stanislas Lagarde, Marco de Curtis
 38 Temporal Coordination: A Key to Understand 
Cognitive and Behavioral Deficits in Epilepsy 344
Pierre-Pascal Lenck-Santini, Liset Menendez de la Prida
 39 Epilepsy and Consciousness 361
Fabrice Bartolomei, Hal Blumenfeld
SUBSECTION 2 • TECHNICAL AND 
CONCEPTUAL ADVANCES FOR 
EPILEPSY RESEARCH
 40 Activating and Recording Neuronal Ensembles 377
Marco Ledri, Fredrik Berglind, Merab Kokaia
 41 Genetically Encoded Probes for Optical Measurement 
of Neuronal Excitability and Synchrony 390
Carlos Portera-Cailliau, Istvan Mody
 42 Fast Rhythms in Epilepsies 397
Premysl Jiruska, Anatol Bragin, Richard J. Staba
 43 Miniaturized Microscopy as a Tool to Track Neuronal 
Population Dynamics in Epilepsy Models 410
Daniel Aharoni, Peyman Golshani
 44 Seizure Control Through Closed-Loop Systems 423
Martha L. Streng, Esther Krook-Magnuson
 45 Biomarkers 434
Simona Balestrini, Asla Pitkänen, Matthias J. Koepp
 46 Comorbidities as Prognostic Factors for 
Epileptogenesis 454
Wolfgang Löscher, Carl E. Stafstrom
 47 Use of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Epilepsy 
Research 465
Jack M. Parent, Lori L. Isom
SUBSECTION 3 • OTHER CONTRIBUTORS 
TO EXCESSIVE SYNCHRONY AND SEIZURES
 48 Novel Roles of Myelination in Neural Circuit Plasticity 
and Implications for Epilepsy 482
Manasi Iyer, J. Bradley Zuchero
 49 Role of Dysfunctional Astrocytes in Epileptogenesis 495
Christian Steinhäuser, Karen S. Wilcox
 50 Neurovascular Inflammation in Epilepsy 506
Nicola Marchi, Annamaria Vezzani
 51 The Blood–Brain Barrier and Epilepsies 517
E. A. van Vliet, Alon Friedman
 52 The mTOR Pathway in Epileptogenesis 523
Emilio Russo, Michael Wong
 53 Epigenetic Mechanisms in Epilepsy 533
Olivia R. Hoffman, Avtar Roopra, David C. Henshall
 54 Purinergic Signaling in Epilepsy 544
Tobias Engel, Manvitha Kuchukulla, Detlev Boison
 55 Neurotrophic Factors in Epilepsy 554
James O. McNamara, Michele Simonato
 56 Neurogenesis in Epilepsy 563
Steve Danzer, Jenny Hsieh
 57 Somatic Mosaicism in Focal Malformations of 
Cortical Development 575
Sara Baldassari, Katja Kobow, Stéphanie Baulac
 58 The Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis and Epilepsy 582
Stefanie Prast-Nielsen, John F. Cryan
SECTION 4 • TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL 
BIOLOGY OF SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Aristea S. Galanopoulou, John M. Stern, 
Andrew G. Herzog, Mark Quigg, Sheryl R. Haut,  
Ivanka Savic, Terence J. O’Brien, Samden D. Lhatoo,  
Solomon L. Moshé, Jerome Engel Jr
 59 Overview: Translational and Clinical Biology  
of Seizures and Epilepsy 591
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, John M. Stern
 60 Refinement of Rodent Models of Seizures and 
Epilepsy 593
John G. R. Jefferys, Mark J. Prescott
 61 What do Models Model in Epilepsy? 600
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Solomon L. Moshé
 62 Translational Epilepsy Research: Progress, Challenges, 
and Future 611
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Jacqueline A. French, 
Terence J. O’Brien, Michele Simonato
 63 Age and Sex in the Neurobiology of Epilepsies 
in Animal Models 616
Ozlem Akman, Kevin M. Kelly
 64 Gender in Clinical Biology of Epilepsy 632
Barbara S. Koppel, Ivanka Savic
 65 Age and Clinical Biology of Epilepsy: Adults 637
Joseph I. Sirven
 66 Age and Clinical Biology of Epilepsy: Infants 644
Douglas R. Nordli Jr, Chalongchai Phitsanuwong
 67 Chronobiology of Epilepsy 650
Philippa J. Karoly, Vikram R. Rao, Maxime Baud
 68 Sleep and Epilepsy 669
Carl W. Bazil, Gordon F. Buchanan
 69 Breathing and Autonomic Disturbances During 
Seizures 685
Nuria Lacuey Lecumberri, Brian D. Moseley,  
Samden D. Lhatoo
 70 Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 700
Philippe Ryvlin, Mark Stewart, Elizabeth J. Donner
 71 Stress and Epilepsy 716
Ivanka Savic, Sheryl R. Haut, Marian Joëls
 72 Seizures and Epilepsy in General Medical Disorders 724
Timothy E. Welty, David G. Vossler Contents xi
 73 Medical Conditions in Children With Epilepsy 743
M. Scott Perry, Michael S. Duchowny
 74 Neurodegenerative Disorders and Epileptogenesis 751
Victor Ferastraoaru, Patricia G. Saletti, 
Aristea S. Galanopoulou
 75 Anesthesia for Procedures in Patients With Epilepsy 762
Susana Vacas, Barbara M. van de Wiele
 76 Hormone Changes in Epilepsy 771
Catherine A. Christian-Hinman, Cynthia L. Harden
 77 Effects of Hormones on Seizure Expression 779
Torbjörn Bäckström, David Bäckström, Suchitra Joshi
 78 Disorders of Reproduction and Fertility in Epilepsy 793
Andrew G. Herzog, Jouko I. T. Isojarvi
 79 Sexuality in Epilepsy 806
Susan Duncan, Oliver Henning
 80 Maternal Outcomes During Pregnancy in Women 
With Epilepsy 815
Page B. Pennell, Torbjörn Tomson
 81 Consequences of Seizures 821
Dipan C. Patel, Harald Sontheimer
 82 Drug Resistance in Epilepsy 832
Wolfgang Löscher, Heidrun Potschka, Lina Jonsson, 
Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Annamaria Vezzani
SECTION 5 • PHENOMENOLOGY OF SEIZURES
Section Editors: Renzo Guerrini, John M. Stern, Peter 
Wolf, Robert S. Fisher, Philippe Kahane, Fernando 
Cendes, Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Jerome Engel Jr
 83 Overview: Phenomenology of Seizures 853
Jerome Engel Jr, Solomon L. Moshé
 84 Classification of Epileptic Seizures 855
Robert S. Fisher, Jerome Engel Jr
 85 Awareness in Seizures 866
John M. Stern, Hal Blumenfeld
 86 Automatisms in Seizures 872
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Laura Tassi
 87 Hyperkinetic Seizures 887
Paolo Tinuper, Lino Nobili
 88 Autonomic Auras and Seizures 893
Nuria Lacuey Lecumberri, James J. Riviello Jr,  
Samden D. Lhatoo
 89 Cognitive Seizures 899
Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian, Peter Wolf
 90 Affective Seizures 908
Khalil Ali, Tarek Ali, S. M. Amza Ali
 91 Neocortical Sensory Seizures 917
Paul C. Van Ness, Ronald P . Lesser, Michael S. Duchowny
 92 Typical Absence Seizures 928
Jeanne Benoit, Yoshimi Sogawa, William P . Welch, 
Pierre Thomas
 93 Atypical Absence Seizures 941
Miguel A. Cortez, Christian M. Korff
 94 Myoclonic Absence Seizures 951
Kenneth A. Myers, Gaetano Cantalupo, 
Carlo Alberto Tassinari
 95 Seizures With Eyelid Myoclonia 956
Cristina Yip Go, O. Carter Snead III
 96 Atonic Seizures 963
Roberto Michelucci, Hiroki Nariai
 97 Clonic Seizures 971
Jillian L. Rosengard, Akio Ikeda
 98 Epileptic Spasms 974
Lucia Fusco, Marta Elena Santarone, Puja Patel
 99 Myoclonic, Myoclonic–Atonic, and Myoclonic 
Tonic–Clonic Seizures 985
Guido Rubboli, Hirokazu Oguni
 100 T onic Seizures 1007
Kazuichi Yagi, Jillian L. Rosengard
 101 Generalized T onic–Clonic Seizures 1015
Robert Beach, Shahram Izadyar, Samden D. Lhatoo
 102 Behavioral Arrest in Seizures 1023
Juan G. Ochoa, Jorge Vidaurre
 103 Neonatal Seizures 1027
Eli M. Mizrahi, Ronit M. Pressler
 104 Localizing and Lateralizing Value of Seizure 
Phenomenology 1043
Jonathan M. Gursky, John M. Stern
 105 Status Epilepticus: Phenomenology and 
Pathophysiology 1050
Shlomo Shinnar, Jaideep Kapur
VOLUME II
SECTION 6 • DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 
OF SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Alexis Arzimanoglou, Susan Duncan, 
William Davis Gaillard, Sándor Beniczky,  
Prasanna Jayakar, Jean Gotman, Christoph Helmstaedter, 
Solomon L. Moshé
 106 Overview: Diagnostic Evaluation in Epilepsy 1057
Solomon L. Moshé, Alexis Arzimanoglou
 107 History and Physical Examination in Epilepsy 1059
Angélica Rivera-Cruz, Selim R. Benbadis
 108 Epilepsy Informatics 1065
Zachary M. Grinspan, Wesley T. Kerr, Juma S. 
Mbwana, Daniel M. Goldenholz
 109 Laboratory Etiological Screening for Seizures 1074
Cecilie Johannessen Landmark, Stéphane Auvin, 
Arjune Sen
 110 Physiological Basis of the Electroencephalogram 
and Local Field Potentials 1081
György Buzsáki, Jennifer N. Gelinas
 111 Video-EEG Technologies, Montages, and 
Postprocessing in Epilepsy 1095
Marc R. Nuwer, Frans Leijten, Alan D. Legatt
 112 Interictal Electroencephalography 1100
Ushtar Amin, Selim R. Benbadis, Thaddeus Walczak, 
Prasanna Jayakar, Solomon L. Moshé
 113 Ictal Electroencephalography 1117
Michael R. Sperling, Douglas R. Nordli Jr
 114 Polygraphic Recordings in Epilepsy 1131
Carlo Alberto Tassinari, Elena Gardella, Gaetano 
Cantalupo, Guido Rubboli
 115 Home-Video EEG Monitoring in Epilepsy 1156
Arpan Patel, Sushma Goyal, Fred Lado
 116 Standardized EEG Reporting 1164
Sándor Beniczky, Alexis Boroxii Contents
 117 Electroencephalography in the Intensive Care Unit 1168
Michael W. K. Fong, Lawrence J. Hirsch, 
Thomas P. Bleck
 118 Long-Term Monitoring in the Epilepsy Monitoring 
Unit 1182
Alan D. Legatt, Julia M. Henry, Gregory K. Bergey, 
Douglas R. Nordli Jr
 119 Drug Withdrawal and Other Activating Techniques 
in Epilepsy 1192
Sylvain Rheims, Kees P. J. Braun, Bruce J. Fisch,  
Elson L. So
 120 Electroencephalography and Magnetoencephalography 
Postprocessing in Epilepsy: Mapping, Source Imaging, 
and Dynamic Analysis 1199
Sándor Beniczky, Pieter van Mierlo, Margitta Seeck
 121 Quantitative EEG Analysis and Automatic Event 
Detection 1216
Shennan Aibel Weiss, Fernando Cendes, Jean Gotman
 122 Structural Neuroimaging in Epilepsy 1228
Fernando Cendes, Graeme D. Jackson, William Davis 
Gaillard, Ruben I. Kuzniecky
 123 Positron Emission Tomography in Epilepsy 1258
Matthias J. Koepp, Alexander Hammers
 124 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography 
in Epilepsy 1285
Elson L. So, Gregory D. Cascino, Terence J. O’Brien
 125 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Epilepsy 1295
Jullie W. Pan, Ognen A. Petroff
 126 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Epilepsy 1301
Zulfi Haneef, Robert C. Welsh, John M. Stern, 
Patricia D. Walshaw
 127 Seizure Prediction 1310
Levin Kuhlmann, Klaus Lehnertz, 
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage
 128 EEG- and Non–EEG-Based Wearable Devices for 
Seizure Detection 1330
Ilona Hubbard, Philippe Ryvlin, Sándor Beniczky
 129 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Epilepsy 1335
Melissa Tsuboyama, Roberto Michelucci, Mark Hallett, 
Alexander Rotenberg
 130 Neuropsychological Evaluation of Adults 
With Epilepsy 1345
David W. Loring, William B. Barr, Bruce P. Hermann
 131 Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children 
With Epilepsy 1356
Mary Lou Smith
SECTION 7 • GENERAL TREATMENT 
CONSIDERATIONS IN EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Jacqueline A. French, Lawrence J. 
Hirsch, Elaine C. Wirrell, Elinor Ben-Menachem,  
Daniel Friedman, Norman Delanty, Page B. Pennell, 
Eugen Trinka, Solomon L. Moshé
 132 Overview: General Approaches to Medical Treatment 
for Epilepsy 1361
Emilio Perucca, Roger J. Porter
 133 When to Start Antiseizure Medication Therapy 1363
Patricia Dugan, Chellamani Harini
 134 Management of Antiseizure Medication Initiation 1371
Jeremy J. Moeller, Heidi M. Munger Clary, 
Lawrence J. Hirsch
 135 Matching Antiseizure Medications to the Patient 1376
Tracey A. Milligan, Sanjay M. Sisodiya, 
Barbara A. Dworetzky
 136 Choice of Antiseizure Medications 1391
Manisha G. Holmes, Elinor Ben-Menachem, 
Jacqueline A. French
 137 Measuring Treatment Response in the Epilepsy 
Clinic 1398
David G. Vossler, Lara V. Marcuse
 138 Self-Management Strategies in Epilepsy—Beyond 
Antiseizure Medications 1411
Robin E. McGee, Ross Shegog, Martha Sajatovic
 139 Pharmacist Roles in Interprofessional Team Care of 
People With Epilepsy and Approach to Care 1421
Viet-Huong V. Nguyen, Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, 
Sunita Dergalust
 140 Pharmacokinetics of Antiseizure Medications 1429
Emilio Perucca, Piero Perucca
 141 Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Drug-Drug 
Interactions in Epilepsy 1452
Simona Lattanzi, Gaetano Zaccara, Patrick B. Moloney, 
Pasquale Striano
 142 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Epilepsy 1469
Elisabeth Doran, Colin P. Doherty, Philip N. Patsalos
 143 Dose-Related Side Effects of Antiseizure 
Medications 1486
Benjamin N. Blond, Jerry J. Shih
 144 Idiosyncratic Adverse Reactions from Antiseizure 
Medications 1494
Gaetano Zaccara, David Ficker, Simona Lattanzi
 145 Long-Term Adverse Effects of Antiseizure 
Medications 1507
Alison M. Pack, Barry E. Gidal
 146 Gender Issues For Drug Treatment in Epilepsy 1512
Anne Sabers, Cynthia L. Harden
 147 Managing Antiseizure Medications Through 
Contraception and Pregnancy 1518
P. Emanuela Voinescu, Angela K. Birnbaum
 148 Antiseizure Medications and Structural 
Teratogenesis 1524
Elizabeth E. Gerard, Anna Serafini, Sanjeev V. Thomas
 149 Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiseizure 
Medications 1540
Eija Gaily, Kimford J. Meador
 150 Drug Treatment in Children With Epilepsy 1550
Douglas R. Nordli Jr, Kelly G. Knupp, 
Jo M. Wilmshurst
 151 Drug Treatment in Adolescents With Epilepsy 1562
Katherine Nickels, J. Helen Cross, Lieven Lagae
 152 Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care for People 
With Epilepsy 1569
Danielle M. Andrade, Peter R. Camfield,  
Carol Camfield, Rima Nabbout
 153 Diagnosis and Treatment of Epilepsy in the 
Older Adult 1577
Ilo E. Leppik, Eugen Trinka, Santoshi Billakota
 154 Treatment Adherence in Epilepsy 1588
Avani C. Modi, Joyce A. Cramer, Shanna Guilfoyle Contents xiii
 155 Discontinuation of Antiseizure Medications 1598
Dana Price, Dennis J. Dlugos, Ilo E. Leppik, 
Kamil Detyniecki
 156 Routine Monitoring for Safety and Tolerability 
During Chronic Treatment With Antiseizure 
Medications 1604
Patricia Dugan, Peter Widdess-Walsh
 157 Combination Pharmacotherapy in Epilepsy 1613
Frank G. Gilliam, R. Edward Faught
 158 Treatment of Single and Infrequent Seizures 1618
Ettore Beghi, Emma Foster
 159 Treatment of Neonatal Seizures 1627
Elissa G. Yozawitz, Ronit M. Pressler, Renée Shellhaas
 160 Febrile Seizures and Fever-Related Seizures 1639
Nancy A. McNamara, Kollencheri Puthenveettil 
Vinayan
 161 Strategies When Treatments Fail in People With 
Epilepsy 1648
Lara V. Marcuse, Matthias J. Koepp
 162 Managing Epilepsy in Patients With Medical 
Comorbidities 1654
Daniel Costello, Christopher Elder, Alison M. Pack
 163 Prevention and Treatment of Provoked Seizures 1668
Sarah Schmitt, Hiba A. Haider
 164 Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy 1678
Carl E. Stafstrom, Eric H. Kossoff, Jong M. Rho
 165 Reproductive Hormonal Treatment for Epilepsy 1689
Andrew G. Herzog, Cynthia L. Harden
 166 Psycho-Behavioral Therapies in Epilepsy 1699
Peter Wolf, Sheryl R. Haut, Rosa Michaelis
 167 Complementary and Alternative Medical 
Therapies for Epilepsy 1707
Steven C. Schachter, Carlos Acevedo, Keryma Acevedo, 
Chi-Wan Lai, Amadou Gallo Diop
SECTION 8 • ANTISEIZURE MEDICATIONS
Section Editors: Jacqueline A. French, H. Steve White, 
Dennis J. Dlugos, Eugen Trinka, Martin J. Brodie,  
Barry E. Gidal, Solomon L. Moshé
 168 Overview: Antiseizure Medications 1715
Jacqueline A. French, Elinor Ben-Menachem
 169 Epilepsy Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics 1718
Isabelle Boothman, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, 
Norman Delanty
 170 Screening of New Compounds and the Role of the 
Pharmaceutical Industry in Epilepsy 1732
H. Steve White, Roger J. Porter, Henrik Klitgaard
 171 Investigational Drugs in Epilepsy 1749
Michelle Guignet, Stephen Briggs, Gregory L. Krauss, 
H. Steve White
 172 Clinical Trials of Antiseizure Medications in Adults 
and Children 1771
Jacqueline A. French, Tracy Glauser, Bernd Schmidt
 173 Seizure Rescue Therapy 1783
Erin M. Fedak Romanowski, Howard P. Goodkin, 
Sucheta M. Joshi
 174 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Steroids 
in Epilepsy 1791
Maria Roberta Cilio, Jules C. Beal, Federico Vigevano
 175 Brivaracetam 1801
Bassel Abou-Khalil, Felix Rosenow
 176 Cannabidiol and Other Phytocannabinoids 
in Epilepsy 1813
Samantha J. Hagopian, Eric D. Marsh, Daniel Friedman
 177 Carbamazepine 1819
Francesco Brigo, Timothy E. Welty
 178 Cenobamate 1831
Gregory L. Krauss, Steve Chung
 179 Clobazam and Other Benzodiazepines for 
Chronic Use 1840
Francesco Brigo, Eugen Trinka, Simona Lattanzi
 180 Eslicarbazepine Acetate 1849
Simona Lattanzi, Eugen Trinka, Martin J. Brodie
 181 Ethosuximide 1865
Douglas R. Nordli Jr, Raj D. Sheth, William O. Tatum
 182 Everolimus in Epilepsy 1870
Michael Kohrman, Zuhal Yapici, Michael Wong
 183 Felbamate 1886
Elizabeth A. Felton, William H. Theodore
 184 Fenfluramine 1895
Joseph Sullivan, Parthena M. Martin
 185 Immunotherapy in Epilepsy 1901
Flavio Villani, Christian G. Bien, Lindsay M. Higdon, 
Giuliano Avanzini
 186 Lacosamide 1911
Harold Kohn, Amber M. King, Raman Sankar
 187 Lamotrigine 1918
Martin J. Brodie, Rajendra Kale, Barry E. Gidal
 188 Levetiracetam 1931
Jennifer Cavitt, Simona Ferioli
 189 Oxcarbazepine 1947
Jonathan Ross, Robert J. Kotloski, Pavel Klein
 190 Perampanel 1953
Vicente Villanueva Haba, Alexandra Astner-Rohracher
 191 Phenobarbital and Barbiturate Prodrugs 1963
Mervyn J. Eadie
 192 Phenytoin, Fosphenytoin, and Other Hydantoins 1975
John M. Stern, Mervyn J. Eadie
 193 Pregabalin 1996
Gregory K. Bergey, Lloyd E. Knapp
 194 Retigabine/Ezogabine 2009
Stephan Arnold, Roger J. Porter
 195 Rufinamide 2017
Maria-Cristina Cazacu, Alexander Rotenberg, Dana Craiu
 196 Stiripentol 2029
Catherine Chiron, Rima Nabbout
 197 T iagabine 2039
Reetta Kälviäinen
 198 T opiramate 2046
David Gloss, R. Edward Faught
 199 Trimethadione, Paraldehyde, Phenacemide, Bromides, 
Sulthiame, Acetazolamide, and Methsuximide 2057
John C. De Toledo
 200 V alproic Acid 2072
Ahmad Beydoun, Wassim Nasreddine, Ronald C. Reed
 201 V igabatrin 2086
Elinor Ben-Menachem, Catherine Chiron
 202 Zonisamide 2097
Hyojin C. Suh, Sunita Dergalustxiv Contents
VOLUME III
SECTION 9 • SURGICAL THERAPY 
FOR EPILEPSY
Section Editors: John M. Stern, Alexis Arzimanoglou, 
Philippe Kahane, Dennis D. Spencer, Michael R. Sperling, 
Samuel Wiebe, J. Helen Cross, Jerome Engel Jr
 203 Overview: Surgical Therapy for Epilepsy 2109
John M. Stern, Jerome Engel Jr
 204 A Brief History of Epilepsy Surgery 2112
Jerome Engel Jr
 205 Indications and Criteria for Epilepsy Surgery in 
Children 2123
Cameron Elliott, Aswin Chari, Alexis Arzimanoglou, 
J. Helen Cross
 206 Indications and Criteria for Epilepsy Surgery 
in Adults 2131
Robert C. Knowlton, Paul C. Van Ness
 207 Patterns of Epilepsy Surgery Referrals and Epilepsy 
Surgical Center Characteristics 2143
Nathan B. Fountain, William Davis Gaillard
 208 Presurgical Evaluation for Epilepsy: General Principles 
and Methods 2148
Fernando Cendes, Michael R. Sperling
 209 Intraoperative Electrocorticography in Epilepsy 2159
Mark D. Holmes, Joyce Y. Wu
 210 Intraoperative Functional Mapping in Epilepsy 2175
Patricia D. Walshaw, Susan Y. Bookheimer
 211 Extraoperative Procedures With Invasive Electrodes 
in Epilepsy 2183
Brian Jung, Michael R. Sperling, Michael S. Duchowny, 
Philippe Kahane
 212 Intra-Arterial Anesthetic Procedures in Epilepsy 2209
Marilyn Jones-Gotman, Mary Lou Smith
 213 EEG Biomarkers of Epileptogenic Region 2217
Julia Jacobs, Maeike Zijlmans
 214 Invasive Monitoring Research Techniques 
in Epilepsy 2227
Catherine A. Schevon, Richard J. Staba, 
Brett Youngerman
 215 Anesthesia for Epilepsy Surgery 2242
Susana Vacas, Barbara M. van de Wiele
 216 Anterior Medial Temporal Resection for Epilepsy 2249
Alexander Ksendzovsky, William Bingaman, 
Dennis D. Spencer
 217 Neocortical Resections for Epilepsy 2263
Giorgio Lo Russo, Francesco Cardinale, 
Youssef G. Comair
 218 Insular Resections for Epilepsy 2282
Marc Guénot, Philippe Ryvlin
 219 Hemispherectomy/Hemispherotomy and Multilobar 
Resections/Disconnections for Epilepsy 2286
P. Sarat Chandra, Georg Dorfmüller
 220 Eloquent Cortex Surgery for Epilepsy 2327
Shelly Wang, Jason Scott Hauptman, Toba Niazi
 221 Corpus Callosotomy for Epilepsy 2337
Tomonori Ono, David W. Roberts
 222 Electrical Stimulation Treatments for Epilepsy 2344
Brian Jung, Ana Luisa Velasco, John M. Stern, 
Dawn Eliashiv
 223 Ablative Procedures for Epilepsy: Laser Ablation, 
Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Radiofrequency 
Ablation 2361
Kunal Gupta, Mark Quigg, Robert E. Gross
 224 Epilepsy Surgery for Low-Grade Epilepsy Associated 
Tumors 2378
Georgia Ramantani, Hans Holthausen
 225 Epilepsy Surgery for Malformations of Cortical 
Development 2389
Aswin Chari, Martin M. Tisdall, Imad Najm
 226 Epilepsy Surgery for Vascular Lesions 2398
Georgia Ramantani, Felix Rosenow
 227 Results of Surgery for Posttraumatic Epilepsy 2411
P. Sarat Chandra, Raghu Samala
 228 Results of Epilepsy Surgery in Patients With 
Non-Lesional MRI 2418
Kees P. J. Braun, Laura Tassi
 229 Surgery for Cerebral Infectious and Post-Encephalitic 
Epilepsy 2424
William Muirhead, Christopher Uff, Neil Kitchen
 230 Surgery for Rasmussen Encephalitis 2437
H. Westley Phillips, Jia-Shu Chen, Aria Fallah
 231 Epilepsy Surgery for Hypothalamic Hamartomas 2445
Jeremy L. Freeman, A. Simon Harvey
 232 Measuring Epilepsy Surgery Outcomes 2450
Samuel Wiebe, Monika Jones, Colin B. Josephson
 233 Adverse Effects of Epilepsy Surgery 2460
Johan Bjellvi, Sallie Baxendale, Sareh Miranzadeh 
Mahabadi, Bertil Rydenhag, José F. Tellez-Zenteno
 234 Pre- and Postoperative Rehabilitation in Epilepsy 
Surgery 2468
Erica K. Johnson, Sophia Macrodimitris
 235 Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal After Epilepsy 
Surgery 2483
Kim Boshuisen, Morten I. Lossius
 236 Reoperation for Epilepsy 2489
Luke D. Tomycz, Christopher Markosian, 
Robert R. Goodman
SECTION 10 • PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES IN EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Andres M. Kanner, Joan K. Austin, 
Marco Mula, Ivanka Savic, Jerome Engel Jr
 237 Overview: Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy 2499
Andres M. Kanner
 238 What Is a Psychiatric Symptom in Patients With 
Epilepsy? 2502
Andres M. Kanner, Jay A. Salpekar
 239 Epidemiologic Aspects of Psychiatric Comorbidities 
in Epilepsy 2505
Churl-Su Kwon, Nicolas Henao Romero, Nathalie 
Jetté, José F. Tellez-Zenteno
 240 Why Should Neurologists Care About Psychiatric 
Comorbidities in Patients With Epilepsy and the 
Obstacles for Their Care? 2513
Andres M. Kanner, Marco Mula Contents xv
 241 Neurobiological Aspects of Epileptic Comorbidities: 
A Review of the Experimental Data 2518
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Andrey Mazarati, 
Quentin J. Pittman
 242 Mood Disorders in Adults With Epilepsy 2529
Andres M. Kanner, Ramses Ribot, Marco Mula
 243 Suicidality and Epilepsy 2546
Colin B. Josephson, Andres M. Kanner
 244 Aggressive Disorders in Epilepsy 2554
Ludger Tebartz van Elst, Michael Trimble
 245 Anxiety Disorders in Adults With Epilepsy 2562
Andres M. Kanner, Alan B. Ettinger
 246 Psychotic Disorders in Epilepsy 2578
Marco Mula, Bettina Schmitz
 247 Personality and Personality Disorders in Epilepsy 2588
Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet, Bruce P. Hermann, 
Orrin Devinsky, Scott E. Hirsch, Katee Yang, 
William B. Barr
 248 Intellectual Disabilities in Epilepsy 2598
Gitta Reuner, Mary Lou Smith
 249 Autism and Epilepsy 2607
Jamie K. Capal, Karen Ballaban-Gil, Sarah Spence 
 250 Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Pediatric Patients 
With Epilepsy 2612
Jana E. Jones, Jonathan Mietchen, Alanna Kessler-Jones, 
Grace J. Ma, Jeremy Mani, Jay A. Salpekar
 251 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and 
Epilepsy 2625
Jay A. Salpekar, David W. Dunn
 252 Psychiatric Symptoms of Antiseizure Medications 2634
Marco Mula, Bettina Schmitz
 253 Psychiatric Iatrogenic Effects of Epilepsy Surgery 2640
Steffi Koch-Stoecker, Kousuke Kanemoto
 254 Therapeutic Effects of Epilepsy Surgery on Presurgical 
Psychiatric Comorbidities 2649
Luis Pintor, Hamada Hamid Altalib
 255 Do Psychiatric Comorbid Disorders Have an Impact 
on Postsurgical Seizure Outcome? 2654
Rebecca Matthews, Andres M. Kanner
 256 Cognitive Adverse Effects of Antiseizure 
Medications 2658
Sallie Baxendale, Corah Lewis, Lee Rusowicz, 
Gus A. Baker
 257 Pharmacologic Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders 
in Epilepsy: Basic Concepts 2665
Marco Mula, Andres M. Kanner
 258 Psychotherapy in Epilepsy 2672
Lorna Myers, Gaston Baslet
 259 The Use of Electroshock Therapy and Transcranial 
Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Epilepsy: Safety 
and Therapeutic Considerations 2680
Annya D. Tisher, Hamada Hamid Altalib, John J. Barry
 260 Psychiatry and Residential Care in Epilepsy 2686
Stephen W. Brown, Frank M. C. Besag
 261 Overview: Social Issues in Epilepsy 2696
Joan K. Austin, Robert T. Fraser
 262 Social Aspects in Epilepsy: Epilepsy Stigma and 
Quality of Life 2700
Ann Jacoby, Dee Snape, Gus A. Baker
 263 Quality of Life in Children With Epilepsy 2711
Avani C. Modi, Katherine F. Junger
 264 Quality of Life in Adults With Epilepsy 2719
Wendy R. Miller, Jane R. von Gaudecker, 
Janice M. Buelow
 265 Self/Family Management in Pediatric Epilepsy: Overview 
and Utility in Routine Pediatric Epilepsy Care 2724
Janelle L. Wagner, Gigi Smith
 266 Self-Management Programs for Adults With 
Epilepsy 2733
Mimi Callanan, Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, Joan K. Austin, 
Barbara C. Jobst
 267 Psychosocial Care Needs and Community Resources 
for People With Epilepsy 2746
Joan K. Austin, Steven Owens
 268 The Range of Needs and Services in Vocational 
Rehabilitation in People With Epilepsy 2757
Robert T. Fraser
 269 Epilepsy and Transition of Care 2771
Rebecca J. Schultz, Jeffrey Buchhalter, 
Patricia O. Shafer
 270 Enhancing School Functioning and the School-to-Work 
Transition in Children With Epilepsy 2779
Connie Sung, Wei-Mo Tu
 271 Issues in Health Outcomes Assessment in Epilepsy 2792
Frank G. Gilliam, Mark A. Ferro, Samuel Wiebe
 272 Legal Concerns and Effective Advocacy Strategies 
in Epilepsy 2803
Laura Weidner, Allison J. Nichol
SECTION 11 • EPILEPSY SYNDROMES
Section Editors: Renzo Guerrini, John M. Stern,  
Samuel F. Berkovic, Peter Wolf, Robert S. Fisher,  
Kate Riney, Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Jerome Engel Jr, 
Solomon L. Moshé
 273 Overview: Introduction to Epilepsy Syndromes 2811
Elaine C. Wirrell, Paolo Tinuper, Solomon L. Moshé, 
Emilio Perucca
 274 Introduction to the Classification of Epilepsy 2813
Jerome Engel Jr, Robert S. Fisher, Solomon L. Moshé
 275 Self-Limited (Familial) Neonatal Epilepsy 2817
Ronit M. Pressler, Maurizio Taglialatela, 
Perrine Plouin, Henry Hasson
 276 Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy  2827
Solomon L. Moshé, Nicola Specchio, Aleksandra 
Djukic, Federico Vigevano, Perrine Plouin
 277 Ohtahara Syndrome 2832
Katsuhiro Kobayashi, Yoko Ohtsuka
 278 Self-Limited (Familial) Infantile Epilepsy 2838
Federico Vigevano, Marina Trivisano, Nicola Specchio, 
Roberto Caraballo
 279 Epilepsy of Infancy With Migrating Focal 
Seizures 2844
Lauren Sham, Phillip L. Pearl, Raman Sankar
 280 Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome 2852
Puja Patel, Marta Elena Santarone, Lucia Fusco
 281 Dravet Syndrome 2863
Simona Balestrini, Renzo Guerrini
 282 Myoclonic Epilepsies in Infancy and Early 
Childhood 2870
Renzo Guerrini, Simona Balestrinixvi Contents
 283 Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia-Epilepsy Syndrome 2877
Marion Comajuan, Alexis Arzimanoglou, 
Eleni Panagiotakaki
 284 Self-Limited Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes 2884
Raman Sankar
 285 Childhood Occipital Visual Epilepsy and Self-Limited 
Epilepsy With Autonomic Seizures 2894
Nicola Specchio, Giuseppe Gobbi, Renzo Guerrini, 
Salvatore Grosso
 286 Childhood and Juvenile Absence Epilepsies 2907
Yoshimi Sogawa, William P. Welch, Jeanne Benoit, 
Pierre Thomas
 287 Epilepsy With Myoclonic Absences 2920
Raman Sankar
 288 Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome 2924
Mary Spiciarich, Kate Riney
 289 Encephalopathy Related to Status Epilepticus 
During Slow Sleep (ESES) Including Landau Kleffner 
Syndrome 2936
Guido Rubboli, Koshi A. Cherian, Loreto Ríos-Pohl, 
Carlo Alberto Tassinari
 290 Rasmussen Syndrome 2948
Manjari Tripathi, Gary Mathern
 291 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy 2974
Eliane Kobayashi, Fernando Cendes
 292 Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures Alone and 
Epilepsy With Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures 
on Awakening 2981
Peter Wolf, Guido Rubboli
 293 Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With Hippocampal 
Sclerosis 2988
Barbara C. Jobst, Jerome Engel Jr
 294 Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsies 2994
Fernando Cendes, Eliane Kobayashi, 
Iscia Lopes-Cendes
 295 Familial Frontal Lobe Epilepsies and Familial Focal 
Epilepsy With Variable Foci 3003
Eliane Kobayashi, Dawn Eliashiv
 296 Gelastic Seizures and Hypothalamic 
Hamartomas 3013
Jeremy L. Freeman, A. Simon Harvey
 297 Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies 3019
Jillian M. Cameron, Samuel F. Berkovic
 298 Posttraumatic Seizures 3028
Daniel José Correa, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia
 299 Isolated Seizures 3043
Peter Wolf, Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian
 300 Genetic Epilepsy With Febrile Seizures Plus 3052
Iris Unterberger, Julia Höfler
 301 Reflex Epilepsies 3057
Dorothée Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenité, Zeynep V. Okudan 
Atay, Çig ? dem Özkara
 302 Malformations of Cortical Development 
in Epilepsy 3064
Renzo Guerrini, Elena Parrini
 303 Chromosomal Abnormalities in Epilepsy 3071
Steffen Syrbe, Carla Marini
 304 Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Epilepsy 3081
Douglas R. Nordli Jr, Darryl C. De Vivo
 305 Mitochondrial Diseases and Epilepsy 3098
Hitoshi Osaka, Michio Hirano
 306 Seizures in Neonatal Hypoxic–Ischemic 
Encephalopathy 3110
Eva Catenaccio, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Carl E. Stafstrom
 307 Central Nervous System Tumors and Seizures: 
Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management 3121
Alireza Mansouri, Roberta Rudà, Michael Glantz
 308 Infectious Diseases and Seizures or Epilepsy 3132
Oscar H. Del Brutto, Pierre-Marie Preux
 309 Acute Symptomatic Seizures Secondary to 
Autoimmune Encephalitis and Autoimmune-Associated 
Epilepsies 3143
Sukhvir Wright, Claude Steriade, Angela Vincent
 310 Electrolyte, Sporadic Metabolic, and Endocrine 
Disorders in Epilepsy 3158
Giuseppe Gobbi, Salvatore Grosso, 
Bernhard J. Steinhoff
 311 The Relationship of Alcohol and Substance 
Misuse/Abuse to Seizures and Epilepsy 3190
Barbara S. Koppel
 312 Disorders of Pregnancy in Epilepsy 3200
Barbara S. Koppel, Naymee J. Velez-Ruiz
 313 New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus and Febrile 
Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome 3205
Nicola Specchio, Nicola Pietrafusa, Nicolas Gaspard
SECTION 12 • DISORDERS THAT CAN 
RESEMBLE EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Andres M. Kanner, W. Curt LaFrance Jr, 
Robert S. Fisher, Mark Hallett, Orrin Devinsky,  
Jerome Engel Jr
 314 Overview: Disorders that can Resemble Epilepsy 3223
Andres M. Kanner
 315 Syncope Resembling Seizures 3225
Halley Alexander, Mark Quigg
 316 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Resembling 
Seizures 3237
Emily L. Johnson, Peter W. Kaplan
 317 Nonepileptic Neurologic Paroxysmal Disorders and 
Episodic Symptoms in Infants 3248
Roberto Caraballo, Federico Vigevano
 318 Migraine Resembling Seizures 3259
Sheryl R. Haut, Richard B. Lipton
 319 Cerebrovascular Disorders Resembling Seizures 3271
Vasu Saini, Clinton B. Wright, Ralph L. Sacco
 320 Sleep and Epilepsy: Seizure Mimics and Sleep 3285
Anne Marie Morse, Sanjeev V. Kothare
 321 Myoclonus and Myoclonic Syndromes 3294
Mark Hallett
 322 Movement Disorders Resembling Seizures 3301
Claire Miller, Giulietta M. Riboldi, Steven Frucht
 323 Movement Disorders: Dyskinesias 3308
Steven Frucht, Pasquale Striano
 324 Sensory Disorders Resembling Seizures 3317
Carl W. Bazil, Julien Hébert
 325 Other Neurologic Events Resembling Epileptic 
Seizures 3323
Jason Margolesky, Alejandro A. Rabinstein
 326 Overview: Psychiatric Disturbances 3328
Deana M. Gazzola, W . Curt LaFrance Jr, Orrin Devinsky Contents xvii
 327 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adults 3330
W. Curt LaFrance Jr, Markus Reuber
 328 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Pediatric 
Patients 3342
Sigita Plioplys, Julia Doss
 329 Disorders of Impulse Control in Epilepsy 3346
Ludger Tebartz van Elst, Michael Trimble
 330 Dissociative Disorders 3352
Gaston Baslet, Lorna Myers
 331 Panic Disorder and Hyperventilation Syndrome 3363
Alan B. Ettinger, Andres M. Kanner
 332 Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior 3375
Mark S. George, Marco Mula
 333 Psychotic Symptoms Mimicking Epileptic Seizures 3380
Maria Raquel Lopez, Frank W. Drislane
SECTION 13 • DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE 
IN PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY
Section Editors: Andres M. Kanner, Josemir W. Sander, 
Sarah Wilson, Nathalie Jetté, Martin J. Brodie,  
Chong Tin Tan, Solomon L. Moshé, Jerome Engel Jr
 334 Overview: Delivery of Health Care and Socioeconomic 
Issues in People With Epilepsy 3385
Chong Tin Tan, Nathalie Jetté
 335 Epilepsy in Africa 3388
Jo M. Wilmshurst, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, 
Lawrence Maskew Tucker
 336 Epilepsy in Argentina 3393
Roberto Caraballo
 337 Epilepsy in Asia 3397
Chong Tin Tan, Sanjeev V . Thomas
 338 Epilepsy in Brazil 3405
Carlos A. M. Guerreiro, Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian
 339 Epilepsy in Canada 3416
Jorge G. Burneo
 340 Epilepsy in the Caribbean 3421
S. M. Amza Ali
 341 Epilepsy in Chile 3428
Carlos Acevedo, Lilian Cuadra Olmos, Keryma Acevedo
 342 Epilepsy in China 3436
Shichuo Li, Zhen Hong, Ding Ding, Yuping Wang, 
Dong Zhou, Guoming Luan, Jianguo Zhang, 
Jianxiang Liao, Dongning Wu, Liyun He, Jiong Qin, 
Yuwu Jiang, Wei-Ping Liao
 343 Epilepsy in Cuba 3452
Lilia María Morales Chacón
 344 Epilepsy in the Czech Republic 3457
Irena Doležalová, Ivan Rektor
 345 Epilepsy in Germany 3460
Johann Philipp Zöllner, Adam Strzelczyk
 346 Epilepsy in India 3465
Sanjeev V . Thomas, Satish Jain
 347 Epilepsy in Iran 3469
Ali Gorji
 348 Epilepsy in Iraq 3474
Ahmed Tahseen Muslim Al-Khazraji,  
Amro M. Abdulsattar, Hamada Hamid Altalib
 349 Epilepsy in Latin America 3477
Roberto Caraballo, Marco T. Medina, Tomás Mesa 
Latorre
 350 Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Latin America 3483
Jaime Carrizosa-Moog
 351 Epilepsy in Mexico 3488
Iris E. Martínez-Juárez, Andrea Santos-Peyret, 
Daniel Crail-Meléndez
 352 Epilepsy in The Netherlands 3494
Floor E. Jansen, Roland D. Thijs, H. J. Marian Majoie
 353 Epilepsy in Nigeria 3499
Birinus Adikaibe Ezeala-Adikaibe
 354 Epilepsy in the Russian Federation 3509
Alla Guekht, Dmitry Zhuravlev
 355 Epilepsy in Saudi Arabia 3513
Raidah Saleem Albaradie
 356 Epilepsy in Scandinavia 3520
Kristina Malmgren, Jakob Christensen, 
Morten I. Lossius
 357 Epilepsy in Senegal 3530
Amadou Gallo Diop, Ibrahima Pierre Ndiaye, 
Ndiaga Matar Gaye
 358 Epilepsy in South Africa 3536
Jo M. Wilmshurst, Ansuya Naidoo
 359 Epilepsy in South Korea 3545
Byungin Lee
 360 Epilepsy in T unisia 3553
Chahnez Charfi Triki, Fatma Kamoun Feki
 361 Epilepsy in T urkey 3562
Bengi Gül Türk, Çig ? dem Özkara
 362 Epilepsy in the United Kingdom 3565
Frank M. C. Besag, Arjune Sen, Michael J. Vasey, 
Stephen W . Brown
 363 Epilepsy in the United States of America 3574
David M. Labiner
 364 Implementation Science for Epilepsy 3577
Mary Jo Pugh, Hamada Hamid Altalib
 365 Social Media to Enhance Health Care Delivery 
and Education in Epilepsy 3583
Daniel José Correa, Churl-Su Kwon
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