Epilepsy in Our Lives

Women Living with Epilepsy

Kaarkuzhali Babu Krishnamurthy author Deborah T Combs Cantrell author Steven C Schachter editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:18th Oct '07

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Epilepsy in our Lives presents accounts of seizures by women with epilepsy, and their experiences living with the problem and how this disorder has changed their lives. They discuss the impact of epilepsy on their roles as mothers, wives and individuals, and express their concerns about how epilepsy will affect pregnancy outcome, the health of their babies, and parenting. They share candidly how epilepsy impacts family planning, fertility and sexuality. ABOUT THE SERIES: With the Brainstorms series, one of the world's leading authorities on epilepsy, Dr Steven C. Schachter, has gathered together the personal testimonies of patients, family members, and caregivers to create a poignant and gripping series of books on this misunderstood and often devastating disorder.

ISBN: 9780195330861

Dimensions: 160mm x 232mm x 12mm

Weight: 286g

160 pages