Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Convulsive Status Epilepticus Frank W. Drislane Susan T. Herman Peter W. Kaplan HISTORY Status epilepticus (SE) may have been described as early as 600 to 700 BC in cuneiform writings,…
Anticipating Seizures Based on EEG
Anticipating Seizures Based on EEG Fernando H. Lopes Da Silva Stiliyan Kalitzin INTRODUCTION In this chapter, we deal with the possibility of anticipating seizures based on the analysis of electroencephalogram…
Nonepileptic Attacks
Nonepileptic Attacks Megan Selvitelli Trudy Pang Donald L. Schomer Ernst Niedermeyer Sudden, brief loss of consciousness, sudden behavior changes, or strange subjective sensations are not necessarily epileptic. This should be…
Seizures and Epilepsy in Infants to Adolescents
Seizures and Epilepsy in Infants to Adolescents Douglas R. Nordli Jr. James J. Riviello Jr. Ernst Niedermeyer BASIC CONSIDERATIONS Definition and Prevalence There is no disease named “epilepsy.” Rather, epileptic…
Epilepsy in Adults and the Elderly
Epilepsy in Adults and the Elderly Bernard S. Chang Donald L. Schomer Ernst Niedermeyer INTRODUCTION It is difficult to imagine the practice of modern epileptology without the availability of electroencephalography…
Seizures and Epilepsies in the Preterm and Term Neonate
Seizures and Epilepsies in the Preterm and Term Neonate Emma Laureta Eli M. Mizrahi Solomon L. Moshé NEONATAL SEIZURES Historical Aspects Initial investigations and attempts to characterize and classify neonatal…
Anoxia, Coma, and Brain Death
Anoxia, Coma, and Brain Death Peter W. Kaplan Gerhard Bauer CLINICAL DEFINITIONS OF IMPAIRED RESPONSIVENESS: FROM LOCKED-IN STATES TO COMA Consciousness Consciousness can be described as an awareness of self…
The EEG in Patients with Migraine and Other Forms of Headache
The EEG in Patients with Migraine and Other Forms of Headache Ernst Niedermeyer Donald L. Schomer Patients with headaches are usually referred to the electroencephalography (EEG) laboratory to rule out…
EEG and Craniocerebral Trauma
EEG and Craniocerebral Trauma Erik Rumpl Acraniocerebral trauma raises the important question of the degree of cerebral disturbance. This question may be answered easily in cases of commotio cerebri or…
Metabolic Disorders and EEG
Metabolic Disorders and EEG Trudy Pang Megan Selvitelli Donald L. Schomer Ernst Niedermeyer INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL REMARKS Neuronal electrogenesis is dependent on metabolic homeostasis. Nutritive and energy-providing metabolic systems represent…
