Aminoff's Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology
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- 6th Edition - March 29, 2012
- Author: Michael J. Aminoff
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 3 0 8 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 2 6 7 6 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 4 5 0 7 - 4
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Request a sales quoteAppropriately select, implement, and interpret electrodiagnostic tests to identify a full range of central and peripheral nervous system disorders with Aminoff’s Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology! Covering everything from basic principles to the latest advances in electrodiagnosis, this medical reference book helps you make optimal use of this powerful but complex diagnostic modality in compliance with regulatory and professional standards, so you can diagnose patients accurately and initiate effective treatment and management strategies.
- Deepen your understanding of the principles, scope, limitations, diagnostic importance, prognostic relevance, and complications for each technique.
- Visually grasp the technical and practical aspects of electrodiagnostic tests with almost 800 charts, figures, and tables.
- Rely on the knowledge, experience, and perspective of renowned expert Dr. Michael J. Aminoff and an international team of contributors comprised of a virtual "who’s who" of clinical neurophysiology.
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Contents
Section I: Introduction
1. The Emergence of Electrophysiology as an Aid to Neurology 3
MARY A. B. BRAZIER
2. Electrophysiologic Equipment and Electrical Safety 15
JOHN A. CADWELL and RICHARD A. VILLARREAL
Section II: Electroencephalography and Magnetoencephalography
3. Electroencephalography: General Principles and Clinical Applications 37
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
4. Neonatal and Pediatric Electroencephalography 85
JIN S. HAHN
5. Electroencephalographic Artifacts and Benign Variants 129
JEFFREY W. BRITTON
6. Video-EEG Monitoring for Epilepsy 143
JOHN M. STERN and JEROME ENGEL, Jr
7. Invasive Clinical Neurophysiology in Epilepsy and Movement Disorders 165
WILLIAM J. MARKS, Jr, and KENNETH D. LAXER
8. Topographic Mapping, Frequency Analysis, and Other Quantitative Techniques
in Electroencephalography 187
MARC R. NUWER and PEDRO COUTIN-CHURCHMAN
9. Intraoperative Electroencephalographic Monitoring During Carotid
Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery 207
GREGORY D. CASCINO and FRANK W. SHARBROUGH, III
10. Magnetoencephalography 219
WILLIAM W. SUTHERLING
Section III: Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Related Techniques
11. Clinical Electromyography 233
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
12. Quantitative Electromyography 261
MARK B. BROMBERG
Contents
Section I: Introduction
1. The Emergence of Electrophysiology as an Aid to Neurology 3
MARY A. B. BRAZIER
2. Electrophysiologic Equipment and Electrical Safety 15
JOHN A. CADWELL and RICHARD A. VILLARREAL
Section II: Electroencephalography and Magnetoencephalography
3. Electroencephalography: General Principles and Clinical Applications 37
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
4. Neonatal and Pediatric Electroencephalography 85
JIN S. HAHN
5. Electroencephalographic Artifacts and Benign Variants 129
JEFFREY W. BRITTON
6. Video-EEG Monitoring for Epilepsy 143
JOHN M. STERN and JEROME ENGEL, Jr
7. Invasive Clinical Neurophysiology in Epilepsy and Movement Disorders 165
WILLIAM J. MARKS, Jr, and KENNETH D. LAXER
8. Topographic Mapping, Frequency Analysis, and Other Quantitative Techniques
in Electroencephalography 187
MARC R. NUWER and PEDRO COUTIN-CHURCHMAN
9. Intraoperative Electroencephalographic Monitoring During Carotid
Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery 207
GREGORY D. CASCINO and FRANK W. SHARBROUGH, III
10. Magnetoencephalography 219
WILLIAM W. SUTHERLING
Section III: Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Studies, and Related Techniques
11. Clinical Electromyography 233
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF
12. Quantitative Electromyography 261
MARK B. BROMBERG
Section V: Bladder, Bowel, and Sexual Dysfunction
31. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Sacral Function 673
SIMON PODNAR and DAVID B. VODUŠEK
Section VI: Tests of Vestibular Function
32. Vestibular Laboratory Testing 699
JOSEPH M. FURMAN and FLORIS L. WUYTS
Section VII: Electrophysiologic Evaluation in Special Situations
33. Polysomnographic Evaluation of Sleep Disorders 727
VIVIEN C. ABAD and CHRISTIAN GUILLEMINAULT
34. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit 763
G. BRYAN YOUNG and CHARLES F. BOLTON
35. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Brain Death: A Critical Appraisal 789
THOMAS P. BLECK
36. Electrophysiologic Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected
Neurotoxic Disorders 813
MICHAEL J. AMINOFF and JAMES W. ALBERS
Index 831
- No. of pages: 896
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: March 29, 2012
- Imprint: Saunders
- Hardback ISBN: 9781455703081
- eBook ISBN: 9781455726769
- eBook ISBN: 9780323245074
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Michael J. Aminoff
Dr. Michael J. Aminoff, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in neurology at the University of California San Francisco, is an internationally recognized neurologist, clinical investigator, and author. His published contributions led to the award of a Doctor of Science degree by the University of London in 2000. He is one of the two editors-in-chief of the four-volume Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (2003; 2014) as well as one of the series editors of the multivolume Handbook of Clinical Neurology. He was editor-in-chief of the journal Muscle & Nerve from 1998 to 2007 and has served on numerous other editorial boards. He was a director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for eight years and served as board chair in 2011. In 2006, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine and, in 2007, the A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurological Education from the American Academy of Neurology. In 2019 he received the Robert S. Schwab Award for outstanding contributions to research in peripheral clinical neurophysiology from the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
Affiliations and expertise
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