Atlas of EEG Patterns

Organized by wave features rather than pattern names, this atlas helps guide the reader to an EEG interpretation even when the waveform is unfamiliar. The first section takes the reader through the process of characterizing EEG waves by their features. The second section organizes EEG patterns by their features, so provides EEG waveform differential diagnoses. The third section is organized alphabetically by pattern name with each pattern described in a way that allows the reader to distinguish it from similarly appearing patterns. Examples of the patterns also are provided.

Table of Contents:
Alpha activity Occipital Alpha rhythm Bancaud's phenomenon Fast alpha variant Slow alpha normal Drowsiness Slow alpha variant Slow alpha abnormal Central Mu rhythm Temporal Wicket rhythm Wicket fragment / spike Generalized with coma Artifacts Cardiac EKG Pulse Ballistocardiographic Electrode Electrode pop Salt Bridge Perspiration Electrode/lead movement EMG Lateral rectus spike Photomyogenic (photomyoclonic) Glossokinetic (chew/swallow) Scalp/facial muscle EOG Blink Flutter Lateral REM Slow / Roving External 50/60 Hz ambient electrical noise Electrical devices Mechanical devices Movement Attenuation Focal Generalized Beta activity Central due to drowsiness Generalized Drowsiness Medications Coma BETS (small sharp spikes) BiPEDs Breach effect Burst suppression Cone wave (O wave, occipital wave) Delta activity Generalized Sleep Medications Abnormal slowing Metabolic abnormality Encephalopathy Coma Hypsarrhythmia Focal IRDA (projected slow waves, rythmes a distance) FIRDA OIRDA Electrocerebral inactivity/silence Brain death Epileptiform discharge, focal Spike w/ or w/o slow wave Polyspike w/ or w/o slow wave Sharp w/ or w/o slow wave MISD Rolandic spike (with dipole) Epileptiform discharge, generalized Spike and slow wave complex at <2.5/sec Spike and slow wave complex at 3/sec Spike and slow wave complex at >3.5/sec Polyspikes Secondary bilateral synchrony Fourteen and Six Positive Bursts (ctenoids, 14 and 6 per second positive spikes) Hypersynchrony Hypnapompic and hypnagogic Hyperventilation Ictal pattern Generalized Partial K complex Lambda waves (Sail waves) Occipital spikes of blindness PFA Focal Generalized

Review :
Neurology, Issue 65 -- "Diagnoses in medicine are made in a number of ways, with pattern, recognition (Augenblick, literally, "the blink of an eye") serving as the strategy used by experts with extensive clinical experience. Novices must often develop exhaustive lists of differential diagnoses before arriving at a conclusion. Each approach has its advantages, and the Atlas of EEG Patterns draws on the strengths of both methods. This book teaches a useful and standardized approach to the identification of various waveforms. The authors rationally deconstruct features of various waveform patterns to help the reader navigate the rough seas of EEG waveforms while emphasizing common patterns, so that over time, patterns will be recognized more readily. I strongly recommend this atlas to EEG fellows and residents with an interest in epilepsy. The book is well-written and the examples are clear. The authors should be congratulated on filling an important niche in a field where pattern recognition is so important."