Atlas of EEG Patterns

The premise for this atlas is that a refeence that allows interpreters to general a list of possibilities based upon the pattern characteristics instead of a prior knowledge of the pattern would solve this problem and be invaluable to interpreteres. Organised by waveform features rather than disease, this atlas helps to guide the reader to a diagnosis by essential features of a waveform. The first section takes the reader through the generation of a list of features on the EEG, which is then used to create a rubric for identifying possible diagnoses. The second section is organised alphabetically by general waveform title, referenced to in section one. This section also presents EEG tracings and discusses each waveform's distinguishing features and clinical significance. John M. Stern, MD; Jerome Engel, Jr., MD, PhD Features: - Unique systematic approach to differential diagnosis based on EEG features - Differential Diagnosis leads reader to the relevant EEG figure - Designed for use in identifying difficult to read EEG patterns - EEGs organised alphabetically Contents 1. Alpha activity - 2. Artifacts - 3. Attenuation - 4. Beta activity - 5. BETS (small sharp spikes) - 6. BiPEDs - 7. Breach effect - 8. Burst suppression - 9. Cone wave (O wave, occipital wave) - 10. Delta activity - 11. Electrocerebral inactivity/silence - 12. Epileptiform discharge, focal - 13. Epileptiform discharge, generalized - 14. Fourteen and Six Positive Bursts (ctenoids, 14 and 6 per second positive spikes) - 15. Hypersynchrony - 16. Ictal pattern - 17. K complex - 18. Lambda waves (Sail waves) - 19. Occipital spikes of blindness - 20. PFA