Aminoff's Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology
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Key Features
- Deepen your understanding of the principles, scope, limitations, diagnostic importance, prognostic relevance, and complications for each technique.
- Visually grasp the technical and practical aspects of electrodiagnostic tests with almost 800 charts, figures, and tables.
- Rely on the knowledge, experience, and perspective of renowned expert Dr. Michael J. Aminoff and an international team of contributors comprised of a virtual "who’s who" of clinical neurophysiology.
Table of Contents
Contents
Section I: Introduction
1. The Emergence of Electrophysiology as an Aid to Neurology 3
MARY A. B. BRAZIER
2. Electrophysiologic Equipment and Electrical Safety 15
JOHN A. CADWELL and RICHARD A. VILLARREAL
Section II: Electroencephalography and Magnetoencephalography
3. Electroencephalography: General Principles and Clinical Applications 37
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
4. Neonatal and Pediatric Electroencephalography 85
JIN S. HAHN
5. Electroencephalographic Artifacts and Benign Variants 129
JEFFREY W. BRITTON
6. Video-EEG Monitoring for Epilepsy 143
JOHN M. STERN and JEROME ENGEL, Jr
7. Invasive Clinical Neurophysiology in Epilepsy and Movement Disorders 165
WILLIAM J. MARKS, Jr, and KENNETH D. LAXER
8. Topographic Mapping, Frequency Analysis, and Other Quantitative Techniques
in Electroencephalography 187
MARC R. NUWER and PEDRO COUTIN-CHURCHMAN
9. Intraoperative Electroencephalographic Monitoring During Carotid
Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery 207
GREGORY D. CASCINO and FRANK W. SHARBROUGH, III
10. Magnetoencephalography 219
WILLIAM W. SUTHERLING
Section III: Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Related Techniques
11. Clinical Electromyography 233
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
12. Quantitative Electromyography 261
MARK B. BROMBERG
Contents
Section I: Introduction
1. The Emergence of Electrophysiology as an Aid to Neurology 3
MARY A. B. BRAZIER
2. Electrophysiologic Equipment and Electrical Safety 15
JOHN A. CADWELL and RICHARD A. VILLARREAL
Section II: Electroencephalography and Magnetoencephalography
3. Electroencephalography: General Principles and Clinical Applications 37
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
4. Neonatal and Pediatric Electroencephalography 85
JIN S. HAHN
5. Electroencephalographic Artifacts and Benign Variants 129
JEFFREY W. BRITTON
6. Video-EEG Monitoring for Epilepsy 143
JOHN M. STERN and JEROME ENGEL, Jr
7. Invasive Clinical Neurophysiology in Epilepsy and Movement Disorders 165
WILLIAM J. MARKS, Jr, and KENNETH D. LAXER
8. Topographic Mapping, Frequency Analysis, and Other Quantitative Techniques
in Electroencephalography 187
MARC R. NUWER and PEDRO COUTIN-CHURCHMAN
9. Intraoperative Electroencephalographic Monitoring During Carotid
Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery 207
GREGORY D. CASCINO and FRANK W. SHARBROUGH, III
10. Magnetoencephalography 219
WILLIAM W. SUTHERLING
Section III: Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Related Techniques
11. Clinical Electromyography 233
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
12. Quantitative Electromyography 261
MARK B. BROMBERG
Section V: Bladder, Bowel, and Sexual Dysfunction
31. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Sacral Function 673
SIMON PODNAR and DAVID B. VODUŠEK
Section VI: Tests of Vestibular Function
32. Vestibular Laboratory Testing 699
JOSEPH M. FURMAN and FLORIS L. WUYTS
Section VII: Electrophysiologic Evaluation in Special Situations
33. Polysomnographic Evaluation of Sleep Disorders 727
VIVIEN C. ABAD and CHRISTIAN GUILLEMINAULT
34. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit 763
G. BRYAN YOUNG and CHARLES F. BOLTON
35. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Brain Death: A Critical Appraisal 789
THOMAS P. BLECK
36. Electrophysiologic Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected
Neurotoxic Disorders 813
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF and JAMES W. ALBERS
Index 831
Product details
- No. of pages: 896
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Saunders 2012
- Published: March 29, 2012
- Imprint: Saunders
- Hardcover ISBN: 9781455703081
- eBook ISBN: 9781455726769
About the Author
Michael Aminoff
He is the author of more than 230 published medical or scientific articles, as well as the author or editor of some 29 books. His published scientific contributions led to the award of a Doctorate in Science, an advanced doctorate in the Faculty of Science, by the University of London in 2000. He is the one of the two editors-in-chief of the four-volume Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (2nd Edition, Academic Press, 2014), and one of the series editors of the multi-volume Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Elsevier). He was Editor-in Chief of the journal Muscle & Nerve from 1998 to 2007 and serves on numerous other editorial boards. He was a director of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology for 8 years, and chair of the board in 2011.
Dr. Aminoff has received numerous prizes including the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine in 2006 and the A.B. Baker Award of the American Academy of Neurology for life-time achievements and contributions to medical education in 2007. In 2010, he was awarded the title of “Distinguished Professor” at the University of California, San Francisco.
He is married and has three children, one a pediatric rheumatologist, another a federal defense attorney, and the third an assistant district attorney.
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