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Présentation en anglais
The second volume of this series on the practical use and
interpretation of EEG focuses on epilepsies in their diversity,
following the modern classification criteria: focal epilepsies,
generalized epilepsies, epileptic encephalopathies, special
etiologies and settings. As in the first, it is richly illustrated, and
each EEG plate is analyzed in order to highlight the most
significant elements to be used in diagnosis and interpretation.
Given the practical orientation of this atlas, the focus is on
common forms of epilepsies, but certain less common, more
intriguing forms have also been illustrated. A synthetic text
summarizes the present approach to the main epilepsy categories.
It is not surprising that its philosophy is close to that of the Blue
Guide (Epileptie Syndromes in Infancy. Childhood and
Adolescence, John Libbey Eurotext, 4th edition, 2005), given the
collaborators enrolled for this second volume, which is a tribute
to the prestigious French school of epileptology. 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 further their education in 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 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.
This atlas is the second volume of a series on EEG. The first,
published in 2005, focused on the normal awake and sleep
EEG, activation procedures, artifacts and pitfalls. The third
will deal with EEG in general neurology and emergencies.
