Publisher's Synopsis
This publication describes the common pathophysiological pathways of epilepsies and affective disorders and demonstrates a common mode of action of lithium and antiepileptic drugs. The first papers consider basic neurophysiological aspects of epileptic activity and describe the use of antiepileptic drugs in epileptology with respect to psychiatry. Further papers review the clinical use of lithium and antiepileptic drugs in epileptology and psychiatry which leads to a common explanation for the mode of action of these drugs based on the hypothesis of epileptic activity and affective disorders. Psychiatrists, Pharmacologists, neurologists and specialists in epilepsy will benefit from this informative overview.
