Cranial Nerve VI: Abducens
17.2 Function The abducens nerve has only GSE motor fibers. It innervates the lateral rectus muscle, the activation of which causes abduction of the eye allowing for conjugate horizontal gaze….
Functional Anatomy of the Cerebellum and Brainstem
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Nivedita Agarwal and John D. Port (eds.)Neuroimaging: Anatomy Meets Functionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57427-1_11 11. Functional Anatomy of the Cerebellum and Brainstem Nivedita Agarwal1, 2, 3 (1) S. Maria del Carmine Hospital, Azienda Provinciale per…
Functional Anatomy of the Major Tracts
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Nivedita Agarwal and John D. Port (eds.)Neuroimaging: Anatomy Meets Functionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57427-1_6 6. Functional Anatomy of the Major Tracts Nivedita Agarwal1, 2, 3 (1) S. Maria del Carmine Hospital, Azienda Provinciale per i…
Functional Anatomy of the Major Lobes
Substantia nigra, pars reticulata Ventral anterior nucleus (VA) Area #8 Initiation and planning of movements Globus pallidum Ventral anterior nucleus (VA) Area #6 Initiation and planning of movements Globus pallidum…
Anoxic Myoclonic Status Epilepticus
Fig. 13.1 Electroencephalogram (EEG) of a 70-year-old woman. Cardiac arrest with cardiac infarction. Comatose, on respirator, no visible myoclonic jerks. Generalized periodic discharges-burst suppression pattern. No identifiable cortical activity amidst abundant…
Continuous EEG Monitoring for Status Epilepticus
Fig. 23.1 The EEG of a nonconvulsive seizure. This is an EEG (settings: 7 uV; low-frequency filter: 1 Hz; high frequency filter: 70 Hz; and notch filter turned on), from an 87-year-old man…
Myoclonic Status Epilepticus
Gastaut classification Etiology Exemplary condition Mental status EEG background Typical duration of MSE Clinical characteristics of myoclonus Frequency of myoclonus Stimulus-sensitive EEG correlate Time-locked EEG Location of presumed physiologic disturbance…
Status Epilepticus in the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies
Fig. 15.1 a Electroencephalogram (EEG) with time-frequency analysis (TFA) on a 58-year-old woman with about 35 generalized tonic-clonic seizures since the age of 30 years. This patient is in IGE-AS with moderate…
Status Epilepticus in Critically Ill Children
Type of status epilepticus Time 1 (Treatment started) (min) Time 2 (Consequences expected) Tonic-clonic 5 30 min Focal with impaired consciousness 10 >60 min Absence 15 Unknown Adapted from Trinka…
Treatment of Refractory and Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
Fig. 17.1 Suggested algorithm for the selection of 3rd–5th line anti-seizure drugs for treatment of refractory status epilepticus. ASD anti-seizure drug Table 17.1 Non-anesthetic anti-seizure drug options for the treatment of refractory…
