Primer of Eeg

Subtitle:: With a Mini-Atlas
Author:: A. James Rowan; Eugene Tolunsky
Format:: Softcover

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This practical handbook covers all the key aspects of EEG interpretation. Arranged in an easy-to-use format, the text covers the value of EEG, practical tips on interpretation, specific areas where EEG is most useful, pitfalls to avoid, how to report the findings, and explanations of the most prominent EEG phenomena. And, it provides readers with a comprehensive mini-atlas of EEG tracings.

Product details

Publisher:: BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN
ISBN:: 9780750674768
Publication date:: March 2003
Length:: 215mm
Width:: 150mm
Thickness:: 10mm
Weight:: 340g
Pages:: 224
Illustrations:: Approx. 100 illustrations
Readership:: Undergraduate

INTRODUCTION: THE UTILITY OF THE EEG I. ORGIN AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE EEG 1. Origin of the EEG 2. Technical Considerations a. Electrodes b. Electrode Placement c. Potential Fields d. Amplification e. Bipolar Recording f. Referential Recording g. Montage Selection h. Overview of Electronics I. Calibration II. Display (write-out) III. Sensitivity IV. Low Pass (high frequency) Filters V. High Pass (low frequency) Filters 3. Artifacts II. THE NORMAL EEG 4. The Normal Adult EEG a. The Alpha Rhythm b. Beta Activity c. Theta Activity d. Delta Activity e. Mu Rhythm f. Lambda Waves g. Features of Sleep 5. Special Considerations in Children 6. Special Considerations in the Elderly 7. Activation Procedures a. Hyperventilation b. Intermittent Photic Stimulation c. Sleep Deprivation d. Sedated Sleep 8. Normal Variants and Paroxysmal Phenomena of Uncertain Significance a. Alpha Variants b. Rhythmical Mid-Temporal Discharges (RMTD) c. Wicket Spikes d. Subclinical Rhythmical Electrographic Discharges of Adults (SREDA) e. Small Sharp Spikes f. Phantom Spike-waves g. 14 and 6 Positive Spike III. THE ABNORMAL EEG 9. Non-epileptiform Abnormal Patterns a. Focal Slowing b. Diffuse Slowing c. Projected Rhythms d. Periodicity e. Burst-Suppression 10. Epileptiform Patterns a. The Spike b. The Spike-wave Complex c. The sharp wave d. Other Interictal Paroxysmal Waveforms e. Location and Significance of Focal Epileptiform Discharges IV. THE EEG AND EPILEPSY 11. Eight Important Epilepsy Syndromes a. Simple Febrile Convulsions b. Complex Febrile Convulsions c. West Syndrome (Infantile Sp