Oxford Textbook of Clinical Neurophysiology / Edition 1

by Kerry R. Mills

Overview

Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology series, the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Neurophysiology includes sections that provide a summary of the basic science underlying neurophysiological techniques, a description of the techniques themselves, including normal values, and a description of the use of the techniques in clinical situations. Much of diagnostic neurophysiology is essentially pattern recognition which is illustrated throughout the text using audio and video examples.

Divided into four key sections, this book begins with the scientific basis of clinical neurophysiology (Section 1) before exploring specific techniques including Electromyography, Intracranial EEG recordings, and Magnetoencephalography (Section 2). The final two sections explore clinical aspects of both the peripheral nervous system (Section 3) and the central nervous system (Section 4).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199688395
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/24/2017
Series:	Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Kerry R. Mills, Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, King's College London, UK

Kerry R. Mills is Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology and Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist, King's College Hospital, as well as Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist at Guy's Hospital, London. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of Thessaloniki and he was formerly Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology and Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist at the University of Oxford and The Radcliffe Infirmary 1987 to 1999. He has maintained continuous research output from 1975 to the present day, with over 230 peer reviewed publications, chapters and one single author book. Additionally, he is currently an Emeritus Fellow at Green College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Scientific basis of clinical neurophysiology1. Nerve, muscle and neuromuscular junction, Machiel J. Zwarts2. The motor unit, David Burke and James Howells3. Motor control: Spinal and cortical mechanisms, David Burke4. Cortical activity: Single cell, cell assemblages and networks, John G. R. Jefferys5. Recording of neural signals, neural activation and signal processing, Dick F. Stegemann and Michel J. A. M. van PuttenSection 2: Techniques of clinical neurophysiology6. Nerve conduction studies, Jun Kimura7. Electromyography, Erik Stalberg8. Quantitative EMG, Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen, Kirsten Pugdahl, and Hatice Tankisi9. Axonal excitability: Molecular basis and assessment in the clinic, Susanna B. Park, Cindy S-Y Lin, and Matthew C. Kiernan10. Reflex studies, Josep Valls-Sole11. Electroencephalography, Michalis Koutroumanidis, Dimitrios Sakellariou, and Vasiliki Tsirka12. Intracranial EEG recordings, Gonzalo Alarcon and Antonio Valentin13. Magnetoencephalography, Paul L. Furlong, Elaine Foley, Caroline Witton, and Stefano Seri14. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Kerry R. Mills15. Evoked potentials, Helmut Buchner16. Polysomnography and other investigations for sleep disorders, Zenobia Zaiwalla and Roo Killick17. Clinical neurophysiology of the pelvic floor, Adrian J. FowleSection 3: Clinical aspects: peripheral nervous system18. The clinical approach to neurophysiology, Kerry R. Mills19. Focal neuropathies, Jeremy D. P. Bland20. Generalised peripheral neuropathies, Hessel Franssen21. Disorders of single nerves, roots and plexuses, Kerry R. Mills22. Neurophysiology in ALS and other motor degenerations, Mamede de Carvalho and Michael Swash23. Clinical aspects of neuromuscular junction disorders, Donald B. Sanders24. Primary muscle diseases, Robin P. Kennett and Sidra Aurangzeb25. Paediatric conditions, Matthew Pitt26. EMG guided botulinum toxin therapy, V. Peter Misra and Santiago CataniaSection 4: Clinical aspects: central nervous system27. Genetic generalized epilepsy, Friederike Moeller, Ronit M. Pressler, and J. Helen Cross28. Focal epilepsy, Tim Wehner, Kanjana Unnwongse, and Beate Diehl29. Syncope, Shane Delamont30. Convulsive and non-convulsive status epilepticus, Matthew C. Walker31. Presurgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery, Robert Elwes32. Encephalopathy, CNS infections and coma, Michalis Koutroumanidis and Robin Howard33. Migraine, stroke and cerebral ischaemia, Gonzalo Alarcon, Marian Lazaro, and Antonio Valentin34. Electroclinical features of paediatric conditions, Sushma Goyal35. Sleep disorders, Zenobia Zaiwalla and Roo Killick36. Intraoperative monitoring, Marc R. Nuwer