DESCRIPTION: This volume reviews the latest advances in clinical neurophysiology as well as current clinical applications of established electrophysiologic studies. All aspects of clinical neurophysiology are addressed, focusing on fundamentals and major new developments with practical applications. This volume clearly demonstrates that clinical neurophysiology is essential to our understanding and diagnosis of disorders of the nervous system.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Due to space limitations only the headings have been listed. Full contents are available upon request.Foreword. Preface.Anterior horn cell disorders and the hyperexcitable state. Cortical motor control. Immune-mediated neuropathies and conduction block. Invited lectures. Far-field potentials. Single-fibre EMG. Motor learning and plasticity. Assessment of pain. Motor neuron disease. Assessment of polyneuropathies. EMG standardization and expert systems. Peripheral and central fatigue. Intraoperative monitoring. Microneurography. Physiological assessment of visual functions. Noninvasive evaluation of higher brain functions. Assessment of neuropathies in drug trials. Drug therapy for epilepsy. Drug therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Sensory physiology and peripheral somatosensory disorders. Recovery of neuronal functions and physiology of nerve regeneration. Myotonia and periodic paralysis. EMG in rehabilitation medicine. Electrophysiological and histological correlates of myopathy. Asian neuropathies. Electrodiagnosis in children. Auditory-evoked potentials. Effect of nicotine on cortical functions. Low back pain. Pharmacological aspects of EEG. Myasthenia gravis, myasthenic syndrome and botulism. Motor unit number estimates. Event-related potentials and cognitive functions. Spinal reflex studies. Electrical imaging of brain functions. Brainstem reflexes. Generator mechanism of somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEPs). Testing of autonomic functions. Eye movement disorders. Pitfalls in nerve conduction studies. Spasticity. Pathophysiology and treatment of myoclonus. Demyelinating polyneuropathies and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. Physiological basis of movement disorders. Control of muscle tone and its disorders. Clinical values and limitations of evoked potentials. Invited lecture. Special lecture. Invited lectures. Magnetoencephalography (MEG). Dystonia and botulism therapy. Transcranial magnetic stimulation. Spinal cord monitoring. Diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Multimodal noninvasive studies of higher brain functions. Invited lectures. Special lecture. Deep brain recording. Maturation and aging. Muscle force and fatigue measurement. Event-related potentials (ERPs) in psychiatric disorders. Mononeurotherapy and nerve injury. Sleep monitoring. H-reflexes, F-waves, silent period and blink reflex. Drug effects on EEG. EEG dipole tracing for brain functions. Drug therapy for diabetic neuropathy. Basal ganglia disorders.Index of authors. Keyword index.

AUTHORS: Kimura, J.;Shibasaki, H.

PAGES: 1062 pages

PUBLISH DATE: 01/11/1996

ISBN Number: 0-444-82297-6

USA Book Price: $276
UK Book Price: £184

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