PRACTICAL CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC TESTING: EEG: Mechanism, Measurement, and Clinical Application - Couverture souple

Solberg MD, Renata M.,

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798171992217

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Accurate electroencephalographic interpretation requires more than recognizing waveforms. Clinicians must understand how cerebral electrical activity is generated, how recording methods influence the tracing, how artifacts imitate abnormalities, and how findings relate to the patient’s clinical presentation.

PRACTICAL CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC TESTING is an EEG-focused clinical textbook that connects neurophysiologic mechanisms, technical measurement, pattern recognition, and clinical application. Through clear explanations and practical guidance, it helps readers move systematically from patient preparation and signal acquisition to interpretation, reporting, and clinical correlation.

Inside this comprehensive textbook, readers will find:

• Foundations of cerebral electrophysiology, signal generation, volume conduction, and EEG rhythms
• Practical instruction on electrode placement, montages, impedance, calibration, sensitivity, filters, time base, and digital sampling
• Recognition of normal awake, drowsy, and sleep EEG patterns across different age groups
• Guidance on hyperventilation, photic stimulation, sleep recording, and other activation procedures
• Systematic approaches to identifying ocular, muscular, cardiac, movement, electrode, and environmental artifacts
• Detailed discussion of focal and generalized slowing, epileptiform discharges, electrographic seizures, and encephalopathic patterns
• Coverage of rhythmic and periodic patterns encountered during continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill patients
• Practical applications of routine, sleep, ambulatory, video, prolonged, and critical-care EEG
• Guidance for distinguishing normal variants from clinically significant abnormalities
• Structured methods for EEG interpretation, clinical correlation, documentation, and reporting
• Common pitfalls, technical limitations, and troubleshooting strategies that support more reliable testing

The book emphasizes the relationship between physiology and the recorded signal. Readers learn not only what an EEG pattern looks like, but also why it appears, how recording conditions can alter it, and what it may mean within the clinical context.

Written for neurologists, clinical neurophysiologists, residents, fellows, EEG technologists, critical-care professionals, nurses, physician assistants, medical students, and allied health learners, this textbook is suitable for structured learning, laboratory reference, and clinical consultation.

Whether you are learning EEG principles for the first time or strengthening your approach to complex recordings, PRACTICAL CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC TESTING provides an organized and clinically relevant foundation for understanding the mechanisms, measurement, and application of electroencephalography.

Develop stronger technical knowledge, improve pattern recognition, and approach EEG interpretation with greater clarity. Buy your copy of PRACTICAL CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC TESTING today.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798171992217
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible