Table of Contents

I. The Nature of Epilepsy.- 1 Historical Perspective and Overview.- 2 Neurological Conceptualizations of Epilepsy.- 3 A Multietiological Model of Psychological and Social Dysfunction in Epilepsy.- 4 Neuropsychological Assessment in the Diagnosis of Nonepileptic Seizures.- II. Cognitive and Emotional Consequences of Epilepsy.- 5 Cognitive Effects of Epilepsy and Anticonvulsant Medications.- 6 Behavioral Alterations in Temporolimbic Epilepsy.- 7 Behavioral Syndromes in Epilepsy: A Multivariate, Empirical Approach.- 8 Psychological and Psychosocial Outcome of Anterior Temporal Lobectomy.- III. Treatment Approaches to Epilepsy.- 9 Medical Treatment of Epilepsy.- 10 Neuropsychological Prediction and Outcome Measures in Relation to EEG Feedback Training for the Treatment of Epilepsy.- 11 Criteria and Validity Issues in Wada Assessment.- 12 Functional Hippocampal Assessment with Depth Electrodes.- 13 Neuropsychological Changes after Anterior Temporal Lobectomy: Acute Effects on Memory, Language, and Music.- 14 The Neuropsychology of Corpus Callosotomy for Epilepsy.