Overview
This text is a fully integrated summary of all aspects of clinical neurophysiology. It is written by nationally recognized experts who work together at Mayo Clinic. All the authors are heavily involved in the teaching of clinical neurophysiology to residents in neurology, neurosurgery and physical medicine, and to post-residency fellows in EEG, EMG, autonomic disorder, sleep disorders, peripheral nerve diseases, and muscle diseases.
The first section is a review of the basics of clinical neurophysiology. The second considers the assessment of disease by anatomical system. The third explains how clinical neurophysiologic techniques are used in the clinical assessment of diseases of the nervous system.
This thoroughly revised Second Edition includes new approaches and a new chapter on the clinical neurophysiology of pain. The clinical problems in which each of the clinical neurophysiologic approaches can add to the diagnosis and management of neurologic disease are detailed, especially the assessment of clinical symptom complexes with electroencephalography (EEG). The discussions of pediatric EEG disorders, ambulatory EEG, new equipment and digital analyses, magneto-EEG, electromyographic (EMG) techniques, motor unit number estimates, myoclonus on surface EMG, segmental sympathetic reflex, and postural normotension have been expanded. Chapters on EMG quantified and single fiber EMG have been reorganized, and major revisions have been made in the discussion of sensory potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, acoustic reflex testing, cardiovagal function, physiologic testing of sleep, and assessment of sleep disorders. New approaches are discussed in each of the four chapters on monitoring neural function during surgery, particularly with motor evoked potentials.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Editorials
Arlene N. Barr
Part of the distinguished Contemporary Neurology Series, this volume reviews the techniques of neurophysiological evaluation of the nervous system. It is divided into three general sections: basic concepts underlying neurophysiological techniques, methods of neurophysiological assessment, and clinical interpretation of these techniques. This book was developed in response to requests for the widespread dissemination of course material that was developed by the distinguished faculty of the Mayo Clinic. Aimed at the physician who wants to understand and use the techniques for clinical purposes, this book is a handy, clearly written, authoritative book. The ample illustrations are clear and well chosen. Reference sources are pertinent and current in a volume that is attractive and complete but compact. Contents include general and special techniques in EEG, sleep studies, evoked potentials, common as well as special techniques of nerve conduction studies, needle EMG, evaluation of the autonomic nerve conduction studies, and intraoperative monitoring. The final section on clinical interpretation provides an overview of the integration of neurophysiological data into the clinical picture. This is a well-written book that covers the entire field of clinical neurophysiology in a succinct manner. Some chapters, e.g., those on intraoperative monitoring, are only long enough to whet our appetite for more. This subject deserves its own volume. Dr. Daube's chapter on the clinical application of neurophysiological studies is a virtuoso opus. We are privileged to follow along with the thought processes of the master as he reviews laboratory data in the clinical context. This chapter is amodel of clarity; it will become a classic.Booknews
A textbook which draws on the Mayo Clinic's experience in training clinicians in neurophysiologic methods for assessing diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Organization of the text is unusual in that it is built around the concept of testing systems within the nervous system. After a review of the basics of clinical neurophysiology, methods for assessing the motor system are grouped together, followed by those for assessing the sensory system, the higher cortical functions, and the autonomic nervous system. A final section synthesizes use of the different techniques. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR booknews.comFrom The Critics
Reviewer: Arlene N. Barr, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: Part of the distinguished Contemporary Neurology Series, this volume reviews the techniques of neurophysiological evaluation of the nervous system. It is divided into three general sections: basic concepts underlying neurophysiological techniques, methods of neurophysiological assessment, and clinical interpretation of these techniques.
Purpose: This book was developed in response to requests for the widespread dissemination of course material that was developed by the distinguished faculty of the Mayo Clinic.
Audience: Aimed at the physician who wants to understand and use the techniques for clinical purposes, this book is a handy, clearly written, authoritative book.
Features: The ample illustrations are clear and well chosen. Reference sources are pertinent and current in a volume that is attractive and complete but compact. Contents include general and special techniques in EEG, sleep studies, evoked potentials, common as well as special techniques of nerve conduction studies, needle EMG, evaluation of the autonomic nerve conduction studies, and intraoperative monitoring. The final section on clinical interpretation provides an overview of the integration of neurophysiological data into the clinical picture.
Assessment: This is a well-written book that covers the entire field of clinical neurophysiology in a succinct manner. Some chapters, e.g., those on intraoperative monitoring, are only long enough to whet our appetite for more. This subject deserves its own volume. Dr. Daube's chapter on the clinical application of neurophysiological studies is a virtuoso opus. We are privileged to follow along with the thought processes of the master as he reviews laboratory data in the clinical context. This chapter is a model of clarity; it will become a classic.
4 Stars! from Doody