I migliori libri sull’EEG (l’elettroencefalogramma)

In questo nostro articolo scopriremo quali sono i migliori libri sull’elettroencefalogramma (EEG), una procedura biomedica che permette la registrazione dell’attività elettrica dell’encefalo mediante degli elettrodi esterni posizionati sul cuoio capelluto del paziente.

 

L’elettroencefalogramma è un esame diagnostico usuale e indolore che si avvale di una tecnologia particolare che prevede l”applicazione di elettrodi posizionati sul cuoio capelluto. Questi elettrodi permettono di rilevare e misurare l’attività elettrica cerebrale, riproducendola infine su un supporto, di solito il monitor di un computer, sotto forma di una serie di onde. Le registrazioni elettroencefalografiche ottenute permettono d’individuare una condizione patologica cerebrale, solitamente di origine neurologica, le cui cause dovranno essere indagate tramite ulteriori esami come la TAC o la RMN cerebrali, o una biopsia.

L’elettroencefalogramma è ampiamente utilizzato nel campo della ricerca scientifica e per la diagnosi e il monitoraggio di alcune patologie tra le quali l’epilessia. L’attività elettrica del cervello, infatti, produce onde elettriche e in caso di anomalie a carico del cervello, risultano di ritmo alterato. In questa nostra selezione dei migliori libri sull’elettroencefalogramma (EEG) abbiamo inserito i testi di più recente pubblicazione sull’argomento e alcuni manuali di approfondimento disciplinare.

Cliccando sulle copertine si accede alle schede complete dei libri su Amazon, con tutti i dettagli e le recensioni dei lettori. Le edizioni qui riportate sono quelle più aggiornate.

Rowan’s Primer of EEG, 2e

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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.

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

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Atlas of EEG Patterns

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The electroencephalogram (EEG) is essential to the accurate diagnosis of many neurologic disorders. The Second Edition of Atlas of EEG Patterns sharpens readers&; interpretation skills with an even larger array of both normal and abnormal EEG pattern figures and text designed to optimize recognition of telltale findings. Trainees will benefit from hundreds of EEG figures, helping them spot abnormalities and identify the pattern name. Experienced neurologists will find the book excellent as a quick reference and when trying to distinguish a finding from similarly appearing patterns.

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Atlas of Electroencephalography — Volume 1: Awake and sleep EEG

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Fully updated and revised, the 3rd edition of the Atlas of Electroencephalography volume 1 : Awake and Sleep EEG, activation procedures and artifacts retains the format and presentation that made the previous editions successful. It is the most comprehensive EEG atlas on activation procedures, artifacts and normal EEG, covering the full spectrum of normal and unusual patterns observed during wakefulness and sleep, in children and adults. It will significantly help the visual analysis of EEG by neurologists and other specialists as well as technologists. Electroencephalograms are shown in their native format, exactly as they appear in daily practice. Each plate is analyzed, in order to highlight the most significant elements to be used in diagnosis and interpretation. This 3rd edition includes a total of 180 EEG plates.

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Atlas of Electroencephalography — Volume 2: The Epilepsies, EEG and Epileptic Syndromes

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Fully revised and updated, this second edition of the second volume of the Atlases of electroencephalography series includes more than 2/3 new high-quality digital figures. A new Classification approach to epileptic seizures and to the epilepsies became official in 2017. Several aspects in terms of terminology have been included in this book and most of the chapters have been rewritten. The second volume of this series on the practical use and interpretation of EEG focuses on epilepsies in their diversity. It is richly illustrated, and each EEG plate is analyzed in order to highlight the most significant elements to be used both for the diagnosis and interpretation. The originality of this textbook lies in its patient-based approach, thereby avoiding the pitfall of a formal presentation of EEG documents without their clinical context. Hence electroencephalography is placed at the core of the diagnostic and therapeutic discussion concerning patients with epilepsy. Given the practical orientation of this Atlas, the focus is on common forms of epilepsies ; nevertheless, some less common, more intriguing forms have also been illustrated. A synthetic text summarizes the present approach to the main epilepsy categories. This Atlas is designed for all the actors who may be involved with patients with epilepsy. Physicians who deal with EEG will find it a valuable tool to improve the education of their early years, to help them with their interpretations later on, and for teaching purposes when more experienced. But it will also prove useful for all the physicians interested in epilepsy, as well as EEG technologists intent on providing quality recordings, and other professionals. Thorough understanding of human epilepsies requires extensive knowledge of their EEG correlates.

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Atlas of Electroencephalography Volume 3: EEG Neurology and Critical Care

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The third volume of the series of Atlases deals with the use and usefulness of electroencephalography (EEG) in neurology. While EEG is universally recognized as a first-order investigation method in epilepsy (see Volume 2), and as an important contributor in sleep medicine,practical neurology has tended to neglect the value of this classical and established neurophysiological tool. A rich, extensively commented and analyzed collection of EEG plates is presented here. The reader will be compelled to remember that EEG is the easiest way to assess parameters like state of vigilance, risk of seizure activity, type and degree of functional impairment, in a very clinical and practical setting. The authors cover many aspects of neurological practices where the EEG may help in diagnosis and treatment: metabolic and other encephalopathies, infectious and inflammatory conditions, vascular disorders. It is particularly useful-and difficult- to distinguish between epileptic phenomena and EEG changes associated with metabolic abnormalities: a careful assessment of the EEG is of paramount practical importance here. Migraine is not always simple and there are many overlaps with other types of neurological diseases: the EEG may play a major part in helping the clinician in doubtful cases. Similarly, the diagnosis of dementia does certainly not rest on the EEG but many particular aspects concerning diagnostic overlaps or copathologies are aptly explored by the EEG. Lastly, even the neurosurgeon may need the EEG to monitor trauma, tumor, bleeding… This Atlas will provide both examples and guidelines for the optimal use of the EEG in neurology.

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An Atlas of Amplitude-Integrated EEGs in the Newborn

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Thoroughly revised from analogue examples to digital examples using simultaneous dual channel EEG, An Atlas of Amplitude-Integrated EEGsin the Newborn is the definitive clinical atlas-textbook on interpreting Cerebral Function Monitor (CFM) tracings. This simplified method of continuous amplitude-integrated EEG (EEG) monitoring increasingly used in neonatal units is a safer, more reliable method. Clinicians will be guided effortlessly by illustrations of aEEG tracings, while the atlas discusses the difference between aEEG tracings in the healthy and at risk neonate.

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Eeg Signal Processing and Machine Learning

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The newly revised Second Edition of EEG Signal Processing and Machine Learning delivers an inclusive and thorough exploration of new techniques and outcomes in electroencephalogram (EEG) research in the areas of analysis, processing, and decision making about a variety of brain states, abnormalities, and disorders using advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques. The book content is substantially increased upon that of the first edition and, while it retains what made the first edition so popular, is composed of more than 50% new material.

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Reading Eegs: A Practical Approach

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Focusing on stepwise development of concepts, pattern recognition and integration with clinical practice, Reading EEGs: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition, is an easy-to-use, readable guide to learning EEG for neurology residents, clinical neurophysiology fellows, and electroneurodiagnostic students and technologists. The emphasis on waveform recognition enables readers to interpret EEG findings accurately and place them in clinical context. The new landscape format accommodates larger high-quality images for improved study, and the distinctive question-and-answer format is highly effective for review at all levels of training.