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1 - Introduction: why we wrote this book
from Part I - The woman with epilepsy
- By Martha J. Morrell, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University; Director of the Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Edited by Martha J. Morrell, Columbia University, New York, Kerry L. Flynn, Columbia-Presbyterian Cancer Center, New York
Book:

Women with Epilepsy

Published online:

02 November 2009

Print publication:

20 March 2003, pp 3-6
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Summary

In many ways, epilepsy is a different disease in a woman than in a man. It is recognized that epilepsy is one of the chronic medical conditions that raise special issues for women. This has increased the educational materials available to health-care providers. However, there is still very little literature available for the nonmedical public that comprehensively addresses the biological, psychosocial, and treatment issues faced by women with epilepsy. The Epilepsy Foundation has recognized the importance of encouraging educational outreach as part of the broader based "Women with Epilepsy Initiative" launched in 1997. This book is a part of that larger effort. It provides information that will permit a woman with epilepsy to educate herself about optimal medical care, not only for epilepsy, but also to maintain the best general and reproductive health.