Advances in Clinical Neurophysiology, Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology, AAEM 50th Anniversary and 57th Annual Meeting of the ACNS Joint Meeting

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Preface
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Mark Hallett, Lawrence H. Phillips II, Donald L. Schomer, Janice M. Massey

List of Contributors
Pages vii-xvi

Chapter 1 The neurobiology of persistent pain and its clinical implications Original Research Article
Pages 3-7
Ronald Dubner

Chapter 2 Unmyelinated nerves, challenges, and opportunities: skin biopsy and beyond Original Research Article
Pages 8-14
William R. Kennedy

Chapter 3 The irritable human nociceptor under microneurography: from skin to brain Original Research Article
Pages 15-23
José L. Ochoa

Chapter 4 Reflex sympathetic dystrophy and causalgia Original Research Article
Pages 24-38
Ralf Baron

Chapter 5 Central mechanisms of pain perception Original Research Article
Pages 39-49
Hiroshi Shibasaki

Chapter 6 The role of the thalamus in pain Original Research Article
Pages 50-61
Frederick A. Lenz, Nirit Weiss, Shinji Ohara, Christopher Lawson, Joel D. Greenspan

Chapter 7 The role of secondary somatosensory cortex and insula in pain Original Research Article
Pages 62-71
François Mauguière

Chapter 8 Neuroimaging of pain Original Research Article
Pages 72-77
Karen D. Davis

Chapter 9 Therapeutic approaches to low back pain Original Research Article
Pages 78-82
Christopher J. Standaert, Stanley A. Herring

Chapter 10 Nerve excitability studies: past, present, future? Original Research Article
Pages 85-90
Hugh Bostock

Chapter 11 Quantitation of EMG, what and why Original Research Article
Pages 91-100
Erik Stålberg

Chapter 12 Clinical utility of pain - laser evoked potentials Original Research Article
Pages 101-110
G. Cruccu, L. García-Larrea

Chapter 13 Surface EMG: how far can you go? Original Research Article
Pages 111-119
Machiel J. Zwarts, Bernd G. Lapatki, Bert U. Kleine, Dick F. Stegeman

Chapter 14 Motor unit number estimation: new techniques and new uses Original Research Article
Pages 120-136
Mark B. Bromberg

Chapter 15 Techniques in pediatric neurophysiology Original Research Article
Pages 137-144
Karin Edebol Eeg-Olofsson

Chapter 16 Antibody-mediated disorders of neuromuscular transmission Original Research Article
Pages 147-158
Angela Vincent

Chapter 17 Botulinum toxin mechanisms of action Original Research Article
Pages 159-166
Dirk Dressler

Chapter 18 Electrophysiologic tests of neuromuscular transmission Original Research Article
Pages 167-169
Donald B. Sanders

Chapter 19 Traumatic injury to peripheral nerves Original Research Article
Pages 173-186
Lawrence R. Robinson

Chapter 20 Recent considerations in the etiopathogenesis of ALS Original Research Article
Pages 187-190
Andrew Eisen

Chapter 21 Conduction block in demyelinated axons precipitated by normally innocuous physiological processes Original Research Article
Pages 191-194
David Burke, Cecilia Cappelen-Smith, Satoshi Kuwabara

Chapter 22 Peripheral neuropathies in human immunodeficiency virus infection Original Research Article
Pages 195-210
Ahmet Höke, David R. Cornblath

Chapter 23 The genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Original Research Article
Pages 211-227
Peter Munch Andersen

Chapter 24 Genetic evaluation of inherited motor/sensory neuropathy Original Research Article
Pages 228-242
Phillip F. Chance

Chapter 25 Imaging nerve and muscle with ultrasound Original Research Article
Pages 243-254
Francis O. Walker

Chapter 26 Update on diagnosis and treatment of hereditary and acquired polyneuropathies in childhood Original Research Article
Pages 255-271
Carolina Tesi Rocha, Diana M. Escolar

Chapter 27 The role of electromyography in the management of obstetric brachial plexus palsies Original Research Article
Pages 272-279
Matthew Pitt, Jan-Willem Vredeveld

Chapter 28 Clinical electrophysiologic tests and genotype correlations in muscle channelopathies Original Research Article
Pages 283-287
Kimiyoshi Arimura, Yumiko Arimura

Chapter 29 Molecular pathogenesis of inflammatory myopathies and future therapeutic strategies Original Research Article
Pages 288-303
Marinos C. Dalakas

Chapter 30 Mitochondrial disorders Original Research Article
Pages 304-312
Massimo Zeviani

Chapter 31 Immunopathology and molecular genetics of dystrophinopathies Original Research Article
Pages 313-321
S.C. Brown, S. Torelli, C. Jimenez, F. Muntoni, C.A. Sewry

Chapter 32 Genotype-phenotype correlations in hereditary muscle diseases. Implications for diagnosis and treatment Original Research Article
Pages 322-333
Robert T. Leshner

Chapter 33 The utility of MRI in the evaluation of myopathy Original Research Article
Pages 334-341
Steven Lovitt

Chapter 34 Microneurographic assessment of sympathetic nerve traffic Original Research Article
Pages 345-351
B. Gunnar Wallin

Chapter 35 Waveform of sympathetic skin response Original Research Article
Pages 352-357
Minoru Toyokura

Chapter 36 Laboratory evaluation of autonomic function Original Research Article
Pages 358-368
Phillip A. Low

Chapter 37 Assessment of cardiovascular autonomic function Original Research Article
Pages 369-375
Roy Freeman

Chapter 38 Brain stimulation and epilepsy: novel approaches for seizure control Original Research Article
Pages 379-382
Hans Lüders

Chapter 39 Current role of EEG in the presurgical evaluation of temporal lobe epilepsy patients Original Research Article
Pages 383-391
Américo C. Sakamoto

Chapter 40 Models of focal epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 392-399
Jerome Engel Jr.

Chapter 41 Physiology of frontal lobe seizures: pre-ictal, ictal and inter-ictal relationships Original Research Article
Pages 400-407
Martine Gavaret, Aileen McGonigal, Jean-Michel Badier, Patrick Chauvel

Chapter 42 The idiopathic generalized epilepsies across life Original Research Article
Pages 408-414
Frederick Andermann, Samuel Berkovic

Chapter 43 Models for generalized seizures Original Research Article
Pages 415-424
Gregory L. Holmes

Chapter 44 Myoclonic epilepsies: syndromes and their treatment Original Research Article
Pages 425-432
John M. Pellock

Chapter 45 The reflex epilepsies with emphasis on photosensitive epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 433-438
Graham Harding

Chapter 46 The genetics of oscillations in the human brain Original Research Article
Pages 441-449
B. Porjesz, K. Jones, H. Begleiter

Chapter 47 Solving the neuroimaging puzzle: the multimodal integration of neuroelectromagnetic and functional magnetic resonance recordings Original Research Article
Pages 450-457
F. Babiloni, C. Babiloni, F. Carducci, G.L. Romani, P.M. Rossini, A. Basilisco, S. Salinari, L. Astolfi, F. Cincotti

Chapter 48 Functional MR imaging: from the BOLD effect to higher motor cognition Original Research Article
Pages 458-468
Gereon R. Fink

Chapter 49 Alternative EEG monitoring for temporal lobe epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 471-476
Carlos A.M. Guerreiro

Chapter 50 Advances in EEG telemetry Original Research Article
Pages 477-484
Donald L. Schomer

Chapter 51 Intracranial monitoring Original Research Article
Pages 485-493
Margitta Seeck, Laurent Spinelli

Chapter 52 Aids to telemetry in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy patients: MRI, MEG and other non-invasive imaging techniques Original Research Article
Pages 494-502
Susanne Knake, P. Ellen Grant, Steven M. Stufflebeam, Lawrence L. Wald, Hideaki Shiraishi, Felix Rosenow, Donald L. Schomer, Bruce Fischl, Anders M. Dale, Eric Halgren

Chapter 53 The development of sleep in neonates Original Research Article
Pages 505-507
A.W. De Weerd, R.A.S. Van den Bossche

Chapter 54 Sleep in aging and neurodegenerative diseases Original Research Article
Pages 508-520
Madeleine M. Grigg-Damberger

Chapter 55 The microstructure of sleep Original Research Article
Pages 521-533
Péter Halász

Chapter 56 Adult sleep disorders Original Research Article
Pages 534-544
Sudhansu Chokroverty

Chapter 57 The cortical control of movement: a clinical perspective Original Research Article
Pages 547-553
Hans-Joachim Freund

Chapter 58 Contribution of subcortical motor pathways to the execution of ballistic movements Original Research Article
Pages 554-562
Josep Valls-Solé

Chapter 59 Paired associative stimulation Original Research Article
Pages 563-569
Joseph Classen, Alexander Wolters, Katja Stefan, Matthias Wycislo, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Arne Schmidt, Erwin Kunesch

Chapter 60 Corticomuscular and intermuscular frequency analysis Original Research Article
Pages 570-576
Pascal Grosse, Peter Brown

Chapter 61 Cortico-cortical coherence Original Research Article
Pages 577-582
Tatsuya Mima

Chapter 62 Brain-computer communication based on the dynamics of brain oscillations Original Research Article
Pages 583-591
G. Pfurtscheller, B. Graimann, J.E. Huggins, S.P. Levine

Chapter 63 Development of neuromotor prostheses for humans Original Research Article
Pages 592-606
John P. Donoghue, Arto Nurmikko, Gerhard Friehs, Michael Black

Chapter 64 Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for communication and control: a mini-review Original Research Article
Pages 607-613
Jonathan R. Wolpaw

Chapter 65 The speed of visual cognition Original Research Article
Pages 617-627
Christoph M. Michel, Margitta Seeck, Micah M. Murray

Chapter 66 Speech-sound encoding: physiological manifestations and behavioral ramifications Original Research Article
Pages 628-634
Trent Nicol, Nina Kraus

Chapter 67 Neural network for novelty processing Original Research Article
Pages 635-641
Shuhei Yamaguchi

Chapter 68 Contribution to a neurophysiology of consciousness Original Research Article
Pages 645-655
Fernando H. Lopes da Silva

Chapter 69 Sensory and cognitive evoked potentials in the prognosis of coma Original Research Article
Pages 656-661
Catherine Fischer, Dominique Morlet, Jacques Luaute

Chapter 70 EEG monitoring of comatose patients in the intensive care unit Original Research Article
Pages 662-666
Michael J. Aminoff

Chapter 71 Stupor and coma: metabolic encephalopathies Original Research Article
Pages 667-680
Peter W. Kaplan

Chapter 72 Stupor and coma: pathophysiology of hypoxia – ontogenetic aspects Original Research Article
Pages 681-687
Reinhard Bauer

Chapter 73 Measures of cortical inhibition in health and disease Original Research Article
Pages 691-701
Robert Chen, Antonio Curr`

Chapter 74 LTP-like plasticity in human motor cortex Original Research Article
Pages 702-707
Ulf Ziemann

Chapter 75 Outlasting excitability shifts induced by direct current stimulation of the human brain Original Research Article
Pages 708-714
Walter Paulus

Chapter 76 rCBF changes elicited by rTMS over DLPFC in humans Original Research Article
Pages 715-720
Takashi Ohnishi, Hiroshi Matsuda, Etsuko Imabayashi, Shingo Okabe, Harumasa Takano, Noritoshi Arai, Yoshikazu Ugawa

Chapter 77 Brain stimulation: current clinical indications and future prospects Original Research Article
Pages 721-732
Alon Y. Mogilner, Ali R. Rezai

Chapter 78 How does DBS work? Original Research Article
Pages 733-736
Andres M. Lozano, Hazem Eltahawy

Chapter 79 Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the management of pain Original Research Article
Pages 737-748
Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur

Subject Index
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