"Epilepsy: Advances in Diagnosis and Therapy" ed. by Isam Jaber Al-Zwaini, Ban Adbul-Hameed Majeed Albadri

The very interesting chapters of this book cover various aspects of epileptology from the history and milestones of epilepsy as a disease entity, to the most recent advances in understanding and diagnosing epilepsy.

Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder globally, affecting approximately 50 million people of all ages. It is one of the oldest diseases described in literature from remote ancient civilizations 2000-3000 years ago. Despite its long history and wide spread, epilepsy is still surrounded by myth and prejudice, which can only be overcome with great difficulty. The term epilepsy is derived from the Greek verb epilambanein, which by itself means to be seized and to be overwhelmed by surprise or attack. Therefore, epilepsy is a condition of getting over, seized, or attacked.

Contents
1.Introductory Chapter: Epilepsy—The Long Journey of the Sacred Disease
2.Inflammation: Cause or Consequence of Epilepsy?
3.Cerebroventricular Injection of Cigarette Smoke Condensate Produce Generalized Seizures Decreased by Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist in Rats
4.Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus in Patients with Altered Mental Status Admitted to Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
5.Epilepsy and GI Disorders
6.Epileptic Encephalopathies in Infants and Children
7.Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy (Coppola-Dulac Syndrome)
8.The Role of Nondrug Treatment Methods in the Management of Epilepsy
9.Ketogenic Diet Therapies in Children and Adults with Epilepsy
10.Ion Channels in Epilepsy: Blasting Fuse for Neuronal Hyperexcitability
11.Components of Soft Computing for Epileptic Seizure Prediction and Detection