Photosensitive epilepsy is a relatively rare condition in which convulsions are precipitated by visual stimuli. The authors have spent almost 30 years studying this condition and have assembled the largest cohort of patients ever studied by one centre. The original edition of this book (1975) became the standard text on the condition. This new, expanded edition reviews the earlier studies, surveys all the literature, and details the many studies that have since been carried out on specialist subjects including drug therapy, long term prognosis, pattern sensitivity, TV and video game epilepsy,...
Photosensitive epilepsy is a relatively rare condition in which convulsions are precipitated by visual stimuli. The authors have spent almost 30 years...
This volume makes available a reflection on large-scale engineering for building a better world. International authorities from engineering, oceanography, academia, public service, and law describe how great and imaginative concepts may be refined, tested, adapted, financed, implemented and put to use. Here are records and commentaries about some of the world's significant engineering achievements, including the planning and design of Nigeria's new capital city, and the use of software by the US military to clean up the Exxon-Valdez oil spill pollution in Alaska.
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This volume makes available a reflection on large-scale engineering for building a better world. International authorities from engineering, oceanogra...
