New and truly comprehensive handbook for interpreting clinical EEGsClinical EEG of Adults and Adolescents is a wide-ranging guide to interpreting clinical electroencephalograms. Drawing on the full corpus of English-language literature on clinical electroencephalography, and with numerous illustrations drawn from important papers, this book is an essential tool for early-career and established clinicians. From the basics of the field to precise clinical applications, it promises to capture the entirety of a century-old field.Clinical EEG of Adults and Adolescents readers will also find: A strict focus on the clinical aspects of electroencephalography Detailed coverage of every clinical syndrome, disease, and condition that has been studied via EEG Over two thousand references to a comprehensive literature Clinical EEG of Adults and Adolescents is ideal for residents, fellows, and practitioners in electroencephalography.

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DAVID P. MOORE, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA.

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New and truly comprehensive handbook for interpreting clinical EEGs Clinical EEG of Adults and Adolescents is a wide-ranging guide to interpreting clinical electroencephalograms. Drawing on the full corpus of English-language literature on clinical electroencephalography, and with numerous illustrations drawn from important papers, this book is an essential tool for early-career and established clinicians. From the basics of the field to precise clinical applications, it promises to capture the entirety of a century-old field. Clinical EEG of Adults and Adolescents readers will also find:

• A strict focus on the clinical aspects of electroencephalography
• Detailed coverage of every clinical syndrome, disease, and condition that has been studied via EEG

• Over two thousand references to a comprehensive literature Clinical EEG of Adults and Adolescents is ideal for residents, fellows, and practitioners in electroencephalography.

  Inhalt

  Chapter 1: Arrays and Montages 1

  Chapter 2: The Normal Adult EEG 15

  Chapter 3: Activation Methods 47

  Chapter 4: Patterns of Uncertain Significance 69

  Chapter 5: Artifacts 97

  Chapter 6: The Breach Rhythm 125

  Chapter 7: Slowing 129

  Chapter 8: Rhythmic Delta Activity (RDA) 135

  Chapter 9: Typical Triphasic Waves 147

  Chapter 10: Sporadic Epileptiform Discharges 155

  Chapter 11: Periodic Discharges 173

  Chapter 12: SIRPIDs 191

  Chapter 13: Background Attenuation or Suppression 197

  Chapter 14: Burst- Suppression 201

  Chapter 15: Disorders of Cognition and Consciousness 207

  Chapter 16: The Locked- In Syndrome 221

  Chapter 17: Brain Death 225

  Chapter 18: Postanoxic Coma 231

  Chapter 19: Head Trauma 243

  Chapter 20: Stroke 253

  Chapter 21: Epilepsy and Seizures 263

  Chapter 22: Syncope 357

  Chapter 23: Migraine 363

  Chapter 24: EEG Effects of Medications and Intoxicants, Metabolic Disorders, Vitamin Deficiencies, Endocrinologic Disorders, and Heavy Metals 369

  Chapter 25: Infectious Disorders 437

  Chapter 26: Neurodegenerative, Movement, and Related Disorders 459

  Chapter 27: Vascular Dementia 479

  Chapter 28: Developmental, Neurocutaneous, and Other Disorders Typically Presenting in Childhood or Adolescence 483

  Chapter 29: Autoimmune and Demyelinating Diseases 513

  Chapter 30: Vascular Disorders 531

  Chapter 31: Prion Diseases 543

  Chapter 32: Hydrocephalus 557

  Chapter 33: Brain Tumors 559

  Chapter 34: Amnestic Disorders 565

  Chapter 35: Stuporous Catatonia 571

  Chapter 36: Episodic Violence 573

  Chapter 37: Primary Psychiatric Disorders 579

  Chapter 38: Sleep Disorders 597

  Chapter 39: Transcranial Stimulation 609

  Index 619