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edited by Dieter Janz, 440 pp, 383 illus, $24, Thieme Edition/Publishing Sciences Group Inc, 1977.

R. W. Fincham, MD, Reviewer
Iowa City

Arch Neurol. 1977;34(5):321-322.

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This book presents the subject matter of the Seventh International Symposium on Epilepsy held in Berlin in June 1975. Two themes are emphasized: treatment and rehabilitation of outpatients with epilepsy and new methods and techniques in epileptology. The editor acknowledges that there is not complete agreement on the use of the term "epileptology," but states his conviction that this is the best comprehensive term for the variety of topics discussed in this symposium. He defines "epileptology" as covering the theory of formation, appearance, course, and treatment of epileptic fits and illness.

Epidemiologic data are presented in several initial reports. One paper is specifically addressed to the difficultto-define population of epileptics who do not seek medical consultation for their illness or who do so in a sporadic fashion. Questions about the natural history of the epilepsies are considered in a variety of interesting ways. Some examples include a study of prognosis . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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