The clinical management of patients with epilepsy and the associated medical
literature are rapidly evolving. Evidence-based Management of Epilepsy differs
from other epilepsy textbooks by focusing specifically on topics where the
available evidence is sufficiently well developed to be synthesized into
straightforward summaries of proven therapies. When evidence is missing or there
is doubt, controversy or ambiguity, the distinguished authors offer treatment
recommendations based on practice guidelines or consensus statements that span
the gaps in evidence while pointing to those areas where further research is
needed. The initial chapters cover critically important aspects of antiepileptic
drugs (AEDs) and surgical treatment such as when to start and stop AEDs,