This comprehensive and practical book fills the current knowledge gap about the incidence and characteristics of seizures in all kinds of cerebrovascular disorders. Chapters are divided according to the nature of cerebrovascular diseases and highlight incidence, early versus late onset seizure types, pathophysiology, electro-clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis. Authored by leaders in the field of epilepsy and stroke,Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders is an excellent resource for the daily management of patients suffering from this disease overlap.

Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, MD, FAAN, FANAAssociate Professor, Department of NeurologyDirector, Epilepsy CenterGeorge Washington University

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Amer Alshekhlee, MD, MSc

Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Director: DePaul Comprehensive Stroke Center-SSM Neuroscience Institutes

Associate Professor of Neurology, St. Louis University

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St. Louis, Missouri 63044

Prachi Mehndiratta, MD

Vascular Neurology Fellow, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Chapter 1- Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy in Cerebrovascular Disease.- Chapter 2: Seizures in Ischemic Stroke.- Chapter 3: Seizures in Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Chapter 4: Seizures in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Chapter 5: Seizures in subdural hematoma.- Chapter 6: Seizures in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations.- Chapter 7: Seizures in Arteriovenous Malformations.- Chapter 8: Seizures in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis.- Chapter 9: Pediatric Stroke and Seizures.- Chapter 10: Medical Management of Seizures in Cerebrovascular Disorders.