Rowan's Primer of EEG

Description

The new edition of Rowan's Primer of EEG continues to provide clear, concise guidance on the difficult technical aspects of how to perform and interpret EEGs. Practical yet brief, it is perfectly suited for students, residents, and neurologists alike, while included reference material will be continually useful, even to the experienced doctor.

Key Features

• Features brief, to-the-point text with easily understandable language for quick reference.
• Portable design makes it simple to carry anywhere.

New to this Edition

• Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, self-assessment questions, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
• Concise, reader-friendly format features improved 4-color design and online quiz-format assessment questions within each chapter.
• Includes the new nomenclature for EEGs put forth by the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
• Features a greater focus on pediatrics content and includes online videos detailing clinical descriptions of seizures and EEG interpretation.
• Delivers a concise chart of the EEG changes through the neonatal period.
• Offers enhanced coverage of epilepsy syndromes with a quick-access chart highlighting age of onset, prognosis, clinical characteristics, and EEG characteristics.

Contents

1. The Origin And Technical Aspects Of The EEG
2. The Normal EEG
3. The Normal EEG From Neonates To Adolescents
4. The Abnormal EEG
5. The EEG And Epilepsy
6. The EEG In Other Neurological And Medical Conditions And In Status Epilepticus
7. The EEG: Tips On Indications, Reading And Reporting

Authors

By Lara V. Marcuse, MD, Co-Director of the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Center, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY ; Madeline C. Fields, MD, Assistant Professor Neurology and Co-Director Mount Sinai Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, New York, New York and Jiyeoun Jenna Yoo, MD, Assistant Professor Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY