 From
the Editor
Despite marvelous advances in the diagnosis and pharmacologic and surgical
management of epilepsy in the last few decades, this manifestation of
neurologic disease remains one of the most pervasive and vexing neurologic
problems encountered in general practice. This issue of the CNI REVIEW
delves into the problems and questions most often encountered by the patient’s
primary physicians —
- How do I live with this disease?
- How does this affect me and my family?
- How do we know what to expect?
- What tests are needed and how will I be treated?
- Are the “fits” really epilepsy?
These questions are very often directed to the patient’s trusted family
doctor. Helping the patient address these seemingly mundane issues takes
up-to-the-date information. This issue of the CNI REVIEW covering the
treatment and diagnosis of epilepsy, living with epilepsy, women’s issues
in epilepsy, imaging patients with epilepsy, and psychogenic nonepileptic
seizures, seeks to bring that information to you, the front-line physician.
The Colorado Neurological Institute exists first and foremost to help
our medical community serve patients with neurologic disease more effectively.
A key component of this mission is to provide up-to-the-minute information
to physicians in our community who share the burden of caring for patients
with neurologic disease. It is my hope that this issue of the CNI REVIEW
helps meet your educational needs in this regard. Let us know how
we are doing.
John H. McVicker, MD, FACS
President Colorado Neurological Institute
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