Dementia and EEG
Dementia and EEG Cornelis Jan Stam INTRODUCTION Only a few years after his first report on the human electroencephalogram (EEG), Hans Berger described EEG abnormalities in dementia, including an autopsy-proven…
Cerebrovascular Diseases and EEG
Cerebrovascular Diseases and EEG Barbara Tettenborn Ernst Niedermeyer Donald L. Schomer ROLE OF EEG IN DIAGNOSIS OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the major…
The EEG in Inflammatory CNS Conditions
The EEG in Inflammatory CNS Conditions Robert L. Beach Helen Barkan Edgar Deperalta ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This chapter addresses the electroencephalogram in infectionrelated and immune-mediated CNS inflammatory conditions. This distinction is somewhat…
The EEG in Congenital Malformations of Cortical Development, Neurocutaneous Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Autism/Mental Retardation, and ADHD/Learning Disabilities of Childhood
The EEG in Congenital Malformations of Cortical Development, Neurocutaneous Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Autism/Mental Retardation, and ADHD/Learning Disabilities of Childhood Mary Repole Andriola This chapter reviews numerous disorders of infancy and…
Artifacts of Recording
Artifacts of Recording Barbara Dworetzky Susan Herman William O. Tatum IV Recording electric activity from the brain is subject to extracerebral interference or “artifact” that is present in essentially every…
Brain Tumors and Other Space-Occupying Lesions
Brain Tumors and Other Space-Occupying Lesions Adam L. Hartman Ronald P. Lesser GENERAL OVERVIEW Brain tumors are a leading cause for new-onset seizures in the adults and many patients still…
Patterns of Unclear Significance
Patterns of Unclear Significance Jonathan Charles Edwards Ekrem Kutluay The subject of patterns of unclear significance encompasses a selection of electroencephalographic findings that may look abnormal, but usually are not….
EEG of Degenerative Disorders of the Central Nervous System
EEG of Degenerative Disorders of the Central Nervous System John Gaitanis INTRODUCTION Degenerative disorders of the central nervous system encompass a wide range of genetic and metabolic conditions, which result…
Activation Methods
Activation Methods Takeo Takahashi Keith H. Chiappa Various activation procedures—such as hyperventilation, intermittent photic stimulation, or sleep—may be used to enhance preexisting abnormalities and induce abnormal findings in an otherwise…
Biophysical Aspects of EEG and Magnetoencephalogram Generation
Biophysical Aspects of EEG and Magnetoencephalogram Generation Fernando H. Lopes Da Silva Ab Van Rotterdam The electrical activity of the brain consists of ionic currents generated by biochemical sources at…
