| Epilepsy as a Dynamic Disease 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Milton, John (Editor), Jung, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540427627 ISBN-13: 9783540427629 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neurology - Science | Life Sciences - Biophysics - Medical | Neuroscience |
| Dewey: 616.853 |
| LCCN: 2002030470 |
| Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.42" W x 9.58" (1.64 lbs) 417 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |