© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Ana Verdelho and Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira (eds.)Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment and DementiaNeuropsychiatric Symptoms of Neurological Disease10.1007/978-3-319-39138-0_4 4. The Ability to Drive in Mild Cognitive Impairment Arne Stinchcombe1 , Carrie Gibbons2 , Hillary Maxwell1, 2 , Gary Naglie3,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Ana Verdelho and Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira (eds.)Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment and DementiaNeuropsychiatric Symptoms of Neurological Disease10.1007/978-3-319-39138-0_5 5. Global Hypoactivity and Apathy Olivier Godefroy1 , Mélanie Barbay1 , Daniela Andriuta1 , Mélissa Tir1 and Martine Roussel1 (1) Department of…
Fig. 2.1 Pyramidal neuron Fig. 2.2 Parallel arrangement of the pyramidal neurons allows for summation of the individual potentials Cortical neuronal alignment effectively creates an electrical dipole. Whether a positive or negative…
Fig. 3.1 Fast alpha variant (arrow); sensitivity 7 μV/mm, low frequency filter (LFF) 1 Hz, high-frequency filter (HFF) 70 Hz Fig. 3.2 Slow alpha variant (arrows); sensitivity 7 μV/mm, LFF 1 Hz, HFF 70 Hz Harmonics of the…
Fig. 21.1 Axial FLAIR (a) demonstrates enlargement of the left lateral ventricle temporal horn and the left hippocampus is relatively smaller and hyperintense compared to the contralateral side. Note that the…
Fig. 6.1 A generalized tonic-clonic seizure each EEG clip represents 20 s Fig. 6.2 Representation of ictal discharge during generalized tonic–clonic seizure which lasted for 1 min and 45 s. Figure 6.1 shows generalized spike-and-wave discharges…
Fig. 25.1 Right anterior temporal spikes Fig. 25.2 High-resolution MRI detects mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) in 80–90% of cases Her presurgical evaluation indicated that she was a good candidate for a right…
Fig. 4.1 Neonatal montage. Special montage—preterm or newborn with head circumference <35 cm Usually, 16 channels recording are done, which should include 2 or more non-cerebral channels. Non-cerebral electrodes include EKG, EMG, ocular,…
Fig. 9.1 Triphasic waves in an encephalopathic patient. Notice the anterior-to-posterior lag in the second (positive) component of the triphasic wave (boxed) Fig. 9.2 Notice the posterior-to-anterior lag in the second (positive)…
Ion Intracellular (mM) Extracellular (mM) Equilibrium potential (mV) Potassium (K*) 140–150 5 –90 Sodium (Na*) 5–15 145 +60 Chloride (Cl) 4–30 110–125 –70 Synaptic transmission is the major mode of…
