Epilepsy as a Dynamic Disease [Hardcover]

John Milton (Editor), Peter Jung (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 3540427627 | ISBN-13: 978-3540427629 | Publication Date: January 17, 2003 | Edition: 1

The first book to bring together experts in epilepsy, bio-engineering and dynamical systems theory, to discuss the possibility of treating epilepsy by controlling mechanisms that cause seizures. It includes a unique reference database with more than 1000 references, including hard-to-access references in the Russian literature.

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A "brain defibrillator" may be closer than we think. An epileptic seizure involves a paroxysmal change in the activity of millions of neurons. Feedback control of seizures would require an implantable device that could predict seizure occurrence and then deliver a stimulus to abort it. To examine the feasibility of building such a device, this text brings together experts in epilepsy, bio-engineering, and dynamical systems theory. Topics include the development of epileptic systems, seizure prediction, neural synchronization, wave phenomena in excitable media, and the control of complex neural dynamics using brief electrical stimuli.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (January 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540427627
• ISBN-13: 978-3540427629
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,792,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Epilepsy: Dynamic Models & Multicellular Processes, April 15, 2005

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Joseph J Grenier "jjg MD PhD" (Aurora, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epilepsy as a Dynamic Disease (Hardcover)

Milton and Jung's book is geared to the epileptologist, mathematical modelers, EEG personnel, the research scientist, and the neural engineer. This is not easily digested and understood. You have to read the book in sections to obtain the greatest insights. The book is better on theory and the physics of synchronization processes. The end of the book discusses the chance for a electrical defibrillator. We are presently at a very preliminary stage of development even though a vagal nerve stimulator has been found effective in certain refractory cases of uncontrolled seizures. This book firmly places Epilepsy as a dynamic illness with chaotic, often unpredictable characteristics and sets in motion ideas for a cortical integrated defibrillatory device. Let's hope we innovate and obtain one soon for clinical trials.