A comprehensive single-volume clinical reference on the epilepsies. it provides a broad, detailed, and cohesive overview of seizure disorders and contemporary treatment options, bringing together the most vital work in the neurosciences, genetics, electroencephalography, pediatric and adult neurology, neuropharmacology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. This edition features more than 20 new chapters, most of which are in the sections on antiepileptic medications, epilepsy surgery, basic mechanisms of epileptogenesis, and epileptic seizures and syndromes. All other chapters have been substantially revised.