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Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick. 216 pp. Bloomsbury, London. 1996. $17. ISBN 0-7475-2340-1
Overall rating: Fair
Strengths: A good sampling of practical and self-help advice to
patients
Weaknesses: Not enough on information on pathophysiologic factors,
weak section on drugs, too much emphasis on alternative
therapies and not enough illustrations
Audience: Lay public, patients with epilepsy and their families
This small book, intended for the public, patients with epilepsy and their families, attempts to fill a gap in the educational material available. It is written by a British psychiatrist with an international reputation as an expert on epilepsy and his wife, a professional writer.
The authors first define epilepsy and describe and classify seizures and then discuss diagnosis,...