Clinical Electroencephalography

Clinical Electroencephalography is intended to serve as a guide to clinical practice, to provide critical evaluation of existing knowledge and the progress in clinical electroencephalography and to provide insights that may be helpful in the complex decision-making process that confronts the medical practitioner faced with an individual case with all its facets and ambiguities. This book is organized into 11 chapters. Most of the contents of previous volumes were retained in this third edition. A chapter on special techniques was added to describe some of the more common applications of EEG outside routine laboratory recording. It also includes a discussion on sensory evoked potentials and overnight sleep, though they are rapidly becoming specialties in their own right. This book will be of interest to students, practicing clinicians and other medical professionals.

ForewordPrefaceIntroduction1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Cerebral Cortex Gross Anatomy of the Brain Morphology of Neurones Electrical Activity of Neurones Architecture of the Cerebral Cortex Connections of Cortical Cells Regional Cortical Neurophysiology The Thalamus The Reticular Formation2 The Neural Basis of the EEG Neurophysiological Mechanisms Development of Extracellular Potentials Interpretation of Surface Potentials3 Technology and Methodology Apparatus Operational Techniques Descriptive Terminology Extracerebral Potentials4 Normal Findings The Normal Adult EEG Children Hyperventilation Photic Stimulation Sleep5 Epilepsy Introduction Primary Subcortical Epilepsy Cortical Epilepsy Secondary Subcortical Epilepsy Epilepsy Arising from Numerous Areas in the Cerebral Cortex and Subcortical Structures Status Epilepticus Febrile Convulsions Attacks of Epilepsy with Normal Electroencephalograms Narcolepsy and Cataplexy Tonic Fits Syncopal Attacks Breath-Holding Spells6 Space-Occupying Lesions Cerebral Tumors Tuberous Sclerosis Cerebral Abscess Chronic Subdural Haematoma Extradural Haematoma Benign Intracranial Hypertension7 Head Injuries and Vascular Lesions Head Injury Vascular Lesions Cerebral Fat Embolism8 Infective and Non-Infective Encephalopathies Delirium and Coma Sensory Deprivation Acute Meningitis Neurosyphilis Acute Encephalitis Subacute Viral Encephalopathies Sphingolipidoses Encephalopathies Due to Heavy Metal Poisoning Hypertensive Encephalopathy Acute Porphyria Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Renal Disease and Uremia Hepatic Encephalopathy Anoxia Water Balance-Electrolyte Disturbances Vitamin Deficiencies Endocrine Disorders Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Parkinson's Disease Hepatolenticular Degeneration9 Psychiatry Introduction Personality Disorders of Behavior and of Personality Psychoneuroses Headaches and Migraine Affective Disorders Schizophrenia Dementia Physical Treatments Drugs Mental Subnormality10 Special Techniques Sensory Evoked Potentials Contingent Negative Variation Overnight Sleep Intensive Care Monitoring Intensive Care Monitoring Special Electrodes11 The Value and Limitations of Electroencephalography Limitations Clinical ValueIndex