Practical Approach to Electroencephalography - Mark H Libenson

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Résumé :
1. Introduction to Electroencephalography
2. Visual Analysis of the EEG: Wakefulness, Drowsiness, and Sleep
3. Introduction to Commonly Used Terms in Electroencephalography
4. Electroencephalographic Localization
5. Electroencephalographic Electrodes, Channels, and Montages and How They Are Chosen
6. Electroencephalographic Artifacts
7. Filters in the Electroencephalogram
8. The Structure and Philosophy of the EEG Report
9. The Abnormal EEG
10. The EEG in Epilepsy
11. Normal Variants in the Electroencephalogram
12. EEG Patterns in Stupor and Coma
13. The Electroencephalogram of the Newborn
14. A Brief Introduction to Invasive EEG Monitoring for Epilepsy Surgery...

Biographie:
s approachable text focuses on the types of EEG tracings you are likely to encounter in your EEG laboratory, both in the outpatient lab and in the ICU, concentrating at first on the questions and problems encountered by the beginner and non-expert, but bringing you up to the level of an expert.

• Goes beyond the technical aspects of performing EEGs by discussing the link between the EEG findings and the neurologic disorders and conditions in which they occur
• Uses numerous EEG examples with abundant labels, arrows, and annotations to help you recognize normal and abnormal EEGs in all situations. Illustrations have been carefully reviewed for clarity and optimal usefulness
• Contains new self-assessment questions that allow you to check your understanding
• Provides expert pearls from Dr. Libenson that guide you in best practices in EEG testing.
• Features a user-friendly writing style from a single author that makes learning easy
• Includes a new introduction to the interpretation of invasive EEG monitoring
• Equips you to handle a wide variety of EEG situations, including the strategies used to distinguish EEG artifacts from true brain waves
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud