Preface

vii

Contributors

ix

1

Recording the EEG   L. John Greenfield, Jr

1

2

Approaching the EEG: an Introduction to Visual Analysis   L. John Greenfield, Jr

38

3

Focal and Generalized Rhythm Abnormalities   James D. Geyer and Paul R. Carney

75

4

Epileptiform Activity, Seizures, and Epilepsy Syndromes   Linda M. Selwa

93

5

EEG in the Newborn, Infant, and Adolescent   Paul R. Carney, Edgard Andrade, and James D. Geyer

135

6

Status Epilepticus EEG Patterns in Adults   Peter W. Kaplan and L. John Greenfield, Jr

160

7

Seizure Semiology: the Characteristics of the Seizure   James D. Geyer and Paul R. Carney

176

8

Video-EEG Monitoring and Epilepsy Surgery   Vibhangini S. Wasade and Jules E.C. Constantinou

184

9

Invasive Electroencephalography   William O.Tatum IV

224

10

EEG in Specific Disease States   James D. Geyer, Paul R. Carney, and Erasmo A. Passaro

247

11

Introduction to Sleep and Polysotnnography   James D. Geyer, Sachin S. Talathi, and Paul R. Carney

258

12

Evoked Potentials   Karl E. Misulis and L. John Greenfield, Jr

281

13

New Frontiers in EEG   David E. Burdette

299

14

Seizure Detection and Advanced Monitoring Techniques   Nicholas Fisher, Sachin S. Talathi, Alex J. Cadotte, Stephen Myers, William Ditto, James D. Geyer, and Paul R. Carney

335

Appendix A

Drug Effects on the EEG Background   James D. Geyer and L. John Greenfield, Jr

346

Appendix B

Properties of EEG Activities and Waveforms   Kerry Hulsing and Linda M. Selwa

348

Index

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