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Features:

• Provides state of the art information about the applications of electroencephalography, electromyography, nerve conduction studies, evoked potentials, and other electrodiagnostic techniques
• Offers six new chapters
• Features an increased emphasis on the use of electrodiagnosis for pediatric conditions and in special situations
• Presents over 400 new illustrations to depict scientific principles and clinical applications more clearly than ever before

Table of Contents:

Sect. I Introduction 1
1 The Emergence of Electrophysiology as an Aid to Neurology 3
2 Electrophysiologic Equipment and Electrical Safety 15
Sect. II Electroencephalography 35
3 Electroencephalography: General Principles and Clinical Applications 37
4 Neonatal and Pediatric Electroencephalography 81
5 Long-Term Monitoring for Epilepsy 129
6 Ambulatory Electroencephalographic Monitoring 151
7 Invasive Clinical Neurophysiology in Epilepsy and Movement Disorders 169
8 Topographic Mapping, Frequency Analysis, and Other Digital Techniques in Electroencephalography 189
9 Intraoperative Electroencephalographic Monitoring: Carotid Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery 211
Sect. III Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Related Techniques 221
10 Clinical Electromyography 223
11 Nerve Conduction Studies 253
12 Microneurography as a Clinical Research Tool 291
13 Electrophysiologic Study of Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission 303
14 H-Reflex and F-Response Studies 323
15 The Blink Reflex as a Clinical Test 337
16 Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Movement Disorders 365
17 Evaluation of the Autonomic Nervous System 381
Sect. IV Evoked Potentials and Related Techniques 395
18 Electroretinography 397
19 Visual Evoked Potentials in Clinical Neurology 421
20 Visual Evoked Potentials in Infants and Children 439
21 Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials: Methodology, Interpretation, and Clinical Application 451
22 Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in Infants and Children 485
23 Somatosensory Evoked Potentials 513
24 Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Infants and Children 537
25 Motor Evoked Potentials 549
26 Event-Related Potentials 569
27 Intraoperative Monitoring by Evoked Potential Techniques 587
Sect. V Electronystagmography 605
28 Electronystagmography and Posturography 607
Sect. VI Electrophysiologic Evaluation in Special Situations 629
29 Polysomnographic Evaluation of Sleep Disorders 631
30 Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit 655
31 Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Brain Death: A Critical Appraisal 681
32 Use of Neurophysiologic Techniques in Clinical Trials 707
33 Electrophysiologic Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients With Suspected Neurotoxic Disorders 721
Index 735