Atlas of Pediatric EEG

by Pramote Laoprasert

Overview

750 EEG tracings provide the visual assistance you need to diagnose pediatric seizure activity

Atlas of Pediatric EEG will prove to be an essential visual reference to for both the novice and experienced neurologist. For those new to the field, it will help develop the pattern recognition skills necessary to diagnose pediatric seizure activity. For experienced neurologists, it provides a working collection of known patterns to which they can compare their own tracings.

Atlas of Pediatric EEG features a full-color presentation, easy-to-read bulleted chapter text, and detailed legends under each tracing that provide a full description and diagnosis of what is seen in the tracing. Chapters also contain case examples that add clinical relevance to the tracings. This unique atlas covers every type of seizure, both epileptic and non-epileptic and divided into nine chapters:

• Normal and Benign Varients
• Artifacts
• Newborn
• Focal Nonepileptoform Activity
• Generalized Noneplileptiform Activity
• ICU
• Epileptic Encephalopathy
• Generalized Epilepsy
• Focal Epilepsy

Also included is a companion DVD containing 190 video clips to assist you in learning how to interpret video-EEG, which is rapidly becoming the most common modality for EEG.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071632461
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/31/2010
Series:	Atlas Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	500
File size:	65 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Author Profile
Pramote Laoprasert, MD
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics and Neurology
The University of Colorado School of Medicine
Director of Surgical Program & Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
The Denver Children's Hospital
Aurora, Colorado

Table of Contents

Atlas of Pediatric EEG Chapter 1: Normal Electroencephalography Chapter 2: Artifacts Chapter 3: Variants Chapter 4: Focal Nonepileptiform Abnormalities Chapter 5: Generalized Nonepileptiform Abnormalities Chapter 6: Seizures and Epilepsy Chapter 7: Neonatal Electroencephalography Chapter 8: Electroencephalography in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) Chapter 9: Electroencephalography in Nonepileptic Neurologic Disease

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Korwyn Williams, MD, PhD (Phoenix Children's Hospital)
Description: This is a comprehensive review of pediatric EEG in both written and visual formats.
Purpose: As stated in the foreword, the book "provides an accessible [and] comprehensive tool...to become familiar with the...clinical and electrographic manifestations of childhood epilepsy." The dearth of EEG atlases created solely for pediatrics make this work a welcome contribution to the field.
Audience: This atlas is very versatile. It lends itself to being read cover to cover (recommended for a novice to pediatric EEG) or being used as a quick reference by an experienced neurophysiologist. Dr. Laoprasert's extensive neurophysiology experience is exhibited by his clear and succinct writing.
Features: One difference between adult and pediatric EEG is the dramatic ontogenic changes that can occur in as short a time as a week or two in pediatric EEG. Therefore, topics such as normal features of the newborn and pediatric EEG and nonspecific variants get significant coverage, as they should. Additionally, focal and generalized epileptiform and nonepileptiform seizures and intensive care unit patterns are also reviewed. These patterns are often similar to adult patterns, but sometimes the variations can seem less benign than they are to those unfamiliar with pediatric EEG. Easily, the nicest component of this compendium is the DVD with its very extensive video library of seizures and nonepileptic events.
Assessment: I will certainly add this book to my EEG laboratory's library. It will serve as a quick and ready resource to confirm unusual EEG patterns. The DVD itself is a treasure to instruct students, residents, fellows, and epilepsy monitoring unit nurses in the recognition of seizure and nonepileptic semiologies.

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