Structural and Quantitative MRI in Epilepsy

Sep 24, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Structural and Quantitative MRI in Epilepsy

Images Description Advantages T1-weighted images CSF is black Gray matter is dark White matter is bright Good visualization of brain morphology Used to initially define brain anatomy T2-weighted images CSF…

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Geriatric Patients with Epilepsy

Sep 24, 2016 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Geriatric Patients with Epilepsy

Fig. 3.1 Age-specific incidence of generalized-onset (solid circles) and partial-onset (plus signs) unprovoked epilepsies based on data collected in the Rochester Epidemiology Project from 1935 to 1984 (Hauser et al.,…

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Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients with Epilepsy

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Generalized seizures Tonic–clonic (in any combination) Absence Typical Atypical Absence with special features Myoclonic absence Eyelid myoclonia Myoclonic Myoclonic Myoclonic atonic Myoclonic tonic Clonic Tonic Atonic Focal seizures Unknown  Epileptic…

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Electrocortical Mapping of Language

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Fig. 6.1 Schematic representation of the electrode implantation. Depth electrodes are designated on the schematic with a color-coded star to illustrate their relative placement anatomically. Colored electrodes represent the ictal…

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MEG in the Presurgical Epilepsy Evaluation

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Fig. 9.1 Basic electrophysiological principles of MEG and EEG. (a) Large neural cells—just like this pyramidal neuron from cortex layer V—drive ionic electrical currents. These latter are essentially impressed by…

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Developmentally Delayed Children and Adults

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General intellectual functioning Raw score Scaled score Description Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-4 111 SS = 43 Impaired WAIS-III     Vocabulary 9 3 Impaired  Similarities 5 2 Impaired  Comprehension 5 3 Impaired  Digit span…

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Psychotherapeutic and Cognitive Remediation Approaches

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015William B. Barr and Chris Morrison (eds.)Handbook on the Neuropsychology of EpilepsyClinical Handbooks in Neuropsychology10.1007/978-0-387-92826-5_11 11. Psychotherapeutic and Cognitive Remediation Approaches Luba Nakhutina1   (1) SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson…

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Evaluation of Psychiatric and Personality Disorders

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015William B. Barr and Chris Morrison (eds.)Handbook on the Neuropsychology of EpilepsyClinical Handbooks in Neuropsychology10.1007/978-0-387-92826-5_10 10. Evaluation of Psychiatric and Personality Disorders Jana E. Jones1   (1) Matthews Neuropsychology Lab, Department of…

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The Neuropsychological Evaluation of High-Functioning Patients with Epilepsy

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015William B. Barr and Chris Morrison (eds.)Handbook on the Neuropsychology of EpilepsyClinical Handbooks in Neuropsychology10.1007/978-0-387-92826-5_14 14. The Neuropsychological Evaluation of High-Functioning Patients with Epilepsy Sarah G. Schaffer1   (1) Comprehensive Epilepsy Care…

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