INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Medicine has a long and complex past that mirrors the course of human history. Indeed, the major historical milestones of medicine cannot be understood outside of…
EEG of Premature and Full-Term Infants Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng Michael Ciliberto The EEG of premature and neonatal infants must be viewed from a different perspective than the EEG of…
Artifact Recognition and Technical Pitfalls Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng Artifact Recognition Artifacts are recorded activities that originate somewhere other than the area of interest. When recording an ECG (electrocardiogram), anything…
Benign EEG Patterns Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng This chapter is devoted to several EEG patterns that are seemingly abnormal because the waveform resembles epileptiform activity, the discharge has an asymmetric…
Continuous EEG Monitoring for Critically III Patients (CCEEG) Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng Introduction The recent advancement in computer technology has allowed continuous EEG recording at the patient’s bedside. This has…
Focal EEG Abnormalities Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng General Characteristics of Focal EEG Abnormalities Focal EEG abnormalities were first described in 1936 by Gray Walter in brain tumor patients.1 The abnormalities…
Diffuse EEG Abnormalities Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng General Features of Diffuse EEG Abnormalities Any clinical condition that causes clouding of consciousness is usually accompanied by diffuse EEG abnormalities. The degree…
EEG and Epilepsy Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng Paroxysmal Discharges and Seizure Diagnosis Since the introduction of CT (computerized axial tomography) in the early 1970s, neuroimaging diagnostic tests such as MRI…
Activation Procedures Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng Activation procedures include various sensory and pharmacological stimulations to alter the physiological state. They are usually aimed at eliciting or enhancing abnormal activity, especially…
The Assessment of Abnormal EEG Thoru Yamada Elizabeth Meng General Assessment Electroencephalograph (EEG) changes sensitively along with the state of consciousness in both physiological and pathological states. The alpha rhythm…
