EEG - The Epilepsies

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of the second volume of the
_Atlases of electroencephalography_ series includes more than 2/3 new high-
quality digital figures. A new Classification approach to epileptic seizures
and to the epilepsies became official in 2017. Several aspects in terms of
terminology have been included in this book and most of the chapters have been
rewritten.

The second volume of this series on the practical use and interpretation of
EEG focuses on epilepsies in their diversity. It is richly illustrated, and
each EEG plate is analyzed in order to highlight the most significant elements
to be used both for the diagnosis and interpretation. The originality of this
textbook lies in its patient-based approach, thereby avoiding the pitfall of a
formal presentation of EEG documents without their clinical context. Hence
electroencephalography is placed at the core of the diagnostic and therapeutic
discussion concerning patients with epilepsy.

Given the practical orientation of this Atlas, the focus is on common forms of
epilepsies; nevertheless, some less common, more intriguing forms have also
been illustrated. A synthetic text summarizes the present approach to the main
epilepsy categories.

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
improve the education of 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 the 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.