This book describes the developments and improvements in electroencephalography (EEG). In recent years, digital technology has replaced analog equipments, and it is now possible to easily record and store EEG tracings and to quickly recall previously acquired material for subsequent analysis. In addition, not only static figures, but also electronic supplementary materials can be included in books, enabling EEGs to be viewed in real-time.

In clinical practice, EEG still represents the most important functional examination in the study CNS development and its anatomical and physiological integrity throughout life. In the pathological context, EEG provides indispensable diagnostic information for classification of epileptic syndromes, and it is also valuable in all the other CNS diseases (infectious, cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, etc).

Furthermore, monitoring EEG can be widely used in emergency settings, such as emergency departments or intensive care units. In comatose patients, EEG provides information regarding prognosis and evaluation of the sedative effect of anesthetic drugs.

Written by a group of leading national and international experts, it offers a substantial, yet practical, EEG compendium, which serves as a reference resource for physicians and neurodiagnostic technologists as well as physicians-in-training, researchers, practicing electroencephalographers and students.

Preface

Part I.  Technical  Aspects and Normal EEG Patterns.-<b> </b>History of EEG.-  Neurophysiological Basis of EEG
Electrodes and Montages
Acquisition of EEG signals
 Computed Analysis of EEG signals
Organization of EEG Laboratory
Artifacts
Normal wake EEG
Normal sleep EEG
Neonatal Normal EEG
Pathological and unusual EEG Pattern
Activation Procedures
Polygraphic techniques
Polygraphic investigations and back-averaging techniques
Ambulatory EEG
Video-Electroencephalography
Invasive EEG
High Density-EEG, MEG and Electromagnetic Source Imaging
Simultaneous registration of EEG and fMRI
Part II. Pathological EEG Patterns
Neonatal pathological Patterns
Early-onset Epileptic Encephalopathies
Epileptic Encephalopathies of Infancy and Childhood
Focal <i>"Idiopathic"</i> Epilepsies of infancy
Focal Epilepsies non age-related by various etiology
Generalized <i>Genetic</i> Epilepsies
Reflex Epilepsies
Photosensitivity and Epilepsy
Febrile seizures and Febrile SE
Pediatric Status Epilepticus
Status Epilepticus in Adults
Cromosomopathy and Cortical Malformations
Paroxysmal Nonepileptic seizures
Sleep Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Cerebral Tumors
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebral inflammatory-infective Disease
Aging and Degenerative disorders
Systemic and Dismetabolic Disorders
Headache
Psychiatric Disorders
Effects on EEG of Drugs and Toxic Substances
Coma and Brain Death
Emergency EEG and Neuromonitoring in Surgery Room and ICU.-Appendix
Glossary and EEG Reports.