Advances in Clinical Neurophysiology, XV International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Copyright
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Preface
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Ricardo C. Reisin, Marc Nuwer, Mark Hallett, Carlos Medina

List of Contributors
Pages vii-xii

Chapter 1 Cognition, gamma oscillations and neuronal synchrony Original Research Article
Pages 3-22
Wolf Singer

Chapter 2 The role of the basal ganglia in the control of tremor and epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 23-30
Carl Hermann Lücking, Bernhard Hellwig, Colin Deransart

Chapter 3 Basic mechanisms of ion channel function Original Research Article
Pages 33-42
Basilio A. Kotsias

Chapter 4 Ion channel disorders in neuropathy Original Research Article
Pages 43-48
Kimiyoshi Arimura, Yoshito Sonoda, Osamu Watanabe, Tatsui Nagado, Asutsugu Kurono, Hisanori Tomimitsu, Reika Otsuka, Masaki Kameyama, Arlene Ng, Mitsuhiro Osame

Chapter 5 Calcium channelopathies in neuromuscular transmission Original Research Article
Pages 49-52
Osvaldo D. Uchitel

Chapter 6 Disorders of membrane channels or channelopathies Original Research Article
Pages 53-57
Gastone G. Celesia

Chapter 7 Ion channels, epilepsy and anticonvulsants Original Research Article
Pages 58-61
Gastone G. Celesia

Chapter 8 Sodium channelopathies in skeletal muscle and brain Original Research Article
Pages 62-69
Holger Lerche, Nenad Mitrovic, Karin Jurkat-Rott, Frank Lehmann-Horn

Chapter 9 Basic mechanisms of muscle fatigue in humans Original Research Article
Pages 73-78
Victoria Galea, Audrey Hicks, Alan J. McComas

Chapter 10 Motor unit estimates in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Original Research Article
Pages 79-85
Victoria Galea, Marita Dantes, Hubert DeBruin, Alan J. McComas

Chapter 11 Pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Original Research Article
Pages 86-90
Roberto E.P. Sica

Chapter 12 Leprosy neuropathy Original Research Article
Pages 91-96
Wilson Marques

Chapter 13 An appraisal of the role of clinical neurophysiology in toxic neuropathy Original Research Article
Pages 97-104
Gagandeep Singh, J.S. Chopra

Chapter 14 Immune mediated peripheral neuropathies Original Research Article
Pages 105-110
Andrés María Villa

Chapter 15 HIV-related peripheral neuropathies Original Research Article
Pages 111-116
Richard K. Olney

Chapter 16 Some neurophysiological aspects in Chagas\' disease Original Research Article
Pages 117-120
José H. Xavier de Castro

Chapter 17 Neurophysiological features in HAM/TSP (HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis) Original Research Article
Pages 121-125
José Luis Castillo

Chapter 18 The autonomic neuropathies Original Research Article
Pages 126-130
Phillip A. Low

Chapter 19 Microneurography may differentiate between neural and effector organ dysfunctions in autonomic disorders Original Research Article
Pages 131-134
Mikael Elam

Chapter 20 Breathing control in neurological diseases Original Research Article
Pages 135-141
Martin A. Nogués

Chapter 21 Methods of study of neuropathic pain Original Research Article
Pages 145-150
Renato J. Verdugo

Chapter 22 Neurophysiologic assessment of pain Original Research Article
Pages 151-155
Ryusuke Kakigi, Shoko Watanabe, Diep Tuan Tran, Koji Inui, Khanh Lam, Yunhai Qui, Xiaohong Wang, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Minoru Hoshiyama

Chapter 23 Pathophysiology of paraesthesiae Original Research Article
Pages 156-162
Matthew C. Kiernan

Chapter 24 Neuroimaging of human pain and virtual reality modelling Original Research Article
Pages 163-169
Andrew C.N. Chen, Finn Aarup Nielsen, Lars Kai Hansen

Chapter 25 Pain processing in the central nervous system Original Research Article
Pages 170-172
S. Knecht

Chapter 26 Excessive daytime sleepiness Original Research Article
Pages 175-179
Soňa Nevšimalová

Chapter 27 Sleep apnea syndrome and high neurological risk factors Original Research Article
Pages 180-183
P.A. Despland

Chapter 28 Clinical and polysomnographic findings in patients with chronic insomnia Original Research Article
Pages 184-188
H. Encabo, C. Calderón, G. Carrara, H. Loschacoff

Chapter 29 Restless legs syndrome and nocturnal myoclonus Original Research Article
Pages 189-191
Nelly Chiofalo

Chapter 30 Time course of contralateral and ipsilateral motor excitability before and after a task-related movement Original Research Article
Pages 195-203
Hillel Pratt, Arnold Starr, Menashe Zaaroor

Chapter 31 Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies of contralesional space attention deficits Original Research Article
Pages 204-209
Massimiliano Oliveri

Chapter 32 Modulation of cortical plasticity Original Research Article
Pages 210-215
Ulf Ziemann, Leonardo G. Cohen

Chapter 33 Stimulation at the foramen magnum level as a tool to separate cortical from spinal cord excitability changes Original Research Article
Pages 216-222
Yoshikazu Ugawa

Chapter 34 The timing of human visual perception: estimates based on language vocalization and the recognition potential Original Research Article
Pages 223-230
Vahe E. Amassian, Alan P. Rudell, Roger Q. Cracco

Chapter 35 Enhancement and depression of cortical excitability by a paired associative stimulation protocol Original Research Article
Pages 231-235
Joseph Classen, Katja Stefan, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Alexander Wolters, Arne Schmidt

Chapter 36 Neurophysiological markers of recovery of function after stroke Original Research Article
Pages 236-247
Paola Cicinelli, Raimondo Traversa, Massimiliano Oliveri, Maria Giuseppina Palmieri, Maria Maddalena Filippi, Paolo Maria Rossini

Chapter 37 Neural correlates of cerebral plasticity after brain infarction Original Research Article
Pages 248-252
Rüdiger J. Seitz, Cathrin M. Bütefisch, Volker Hömberg

Chapter 38 Neurophysiological correlates of cortical plasticity after stroke Original Research Article
Pages 253-257
Mark Hallett

Chapter 39 Neurophysiologic tools to explore visual cognition Original Research Article
Pages 261-265
Shozo Tobimatsu

Chapter 40 Quantitative electroencephalography in dementia diagnosis Original Research Article
Pages 266-268
Renato Anghinah

Chapter 41 Sources of EEG activity during a verbal working memory task in adults and children Original Research Article
Pages 269-283
Thalía Fernandez, Thalía Harmony, Jorge Gersenowies, Juan Silva-Pereyra, Antonio Fernández-Bouzas, Lídice Galán, Lourdes Díaz-Comas

Chapter 42 Quantitative EEG: modeling time, space, and phase of brain oscillatory activity Original Research Article
Pages 284-288
Claudio Babiloni, Fabio Babiloni, Filippo Carducci, Febo Cincotti, Claudio Del Percio, Davide Vito Moretti, Paolo Maria Rossini

Chapter 43 Dementia and qEEG (Alzheimer\'s disease) Original Research Article
Pages 289-294
Daniel Cibils

Chapter 44 Preconscious auditory processing in coma Original Research Article
Pages 295-299
Catherine Fischer, Dominique Morlet

Chapter 45 P300 and conscious perception Original Research Article
Pages 300-305
Claude Tomberg

Chapter 46 Some neurophysiological features of stress: stress as an evolutionarily stable strategy Original Research Article
Pages 306-310
Enrique T. Segura

Chapter 47 EEG transitions and depth of anesthesia Original Research Article
Pages 313-318
Eduardo H. Rubinstein

Chapter 48 Carotid endarterectomy monitoring Original Research Article
Pages 319-324
Jean-Michel Guérit, Catherine Witdoeckt, Robert Verhelst, Sophie Ghariani

Chapter 49 Anesthesia effects and evoked potentials Original Research Article
Pages 325-328
Tod B. Sloan

Chapter 50 Monitoring the spinal cord and roots Original Research Article
Pages 329-334
S.J. Jones

Chapter 51 Continuous ICU EEG monitoring Original Research Article
Pages 335-338
Marc R. Nuwer, Paul M. Vespa, Lara M. Schrader

Chapter 52 fMRI and the evaluation of patients with epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 341-350
William Davis Gaillard

Chapter 53 Positron emission tomography: localization for epilepsy surgery Original Research Article
Pages 351-358
Eishi Asano, Csaba Juhász, Diane C. Chugani, Otto Muzik, Harry T. Chugani

Chapter 54 MRS for imaging neuronal dysfunction in epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 359-364
Fernando Cendes, Li Min Li, Douglas Arnold

Chapter 55 High resolution EEG of sensorimotor brain functions: mapping ERPs or mu ERD? Original Research Article
Pages 365-371
Claudio Babiloni, Fabio Babiloni, Filippo Carducci, Febo Cincotti, Claudio Del Percio, Mark Hallett, Davide Vito Moretti, Gian Luca Romani, Paolo Maria Rossini

Chapter 56 Mathematical principles and physiologic applications of coherence analysis Original Research Article
Pages 375-381
Jan Raethjen, Michael Lindemann, Günther Deuschl

Chapter 57 EEG—EMG coherence in movement disorders Original Research Article
Pages 382-386
P. Brown, P. Grosse

Chapter 58 Clinical neurophysiology of tics Original Research Article
Pages 387-393
Mark Hallett

Chapter 59 Mechanisms of deep brain stimulation Original Research Article
Pages 394-398
Elena Moro, Paul Krack, Pierre Pollak

Chapter 60 Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in Parkinson\'s disease and focal dystonia Original Research Article
Pages 399-409
Hartwig Roman Siebner, Christian Loeer, Claudia Mentschel, Daniela Weindl, Bastian Conrad

Chapter 61 Effects of deep brain stimulation for treatment of Parkinson\'s disease Original Research Article
Pages 410-415
Robert Chen

Chapter 62 Transcranial magnetic stimulation in epilepsy and Parkinson\'s disease: drug induced changes in motor excitability Original Research Article
Pages 416-421
Roberto Michelucci, Franco Valzania, Carlo Alberto Tassinari

Chapter 63 Event related desynchronization/synchronization in Parkinson\'s disease Original Research Article
Pages 425-434
Giancarlo Comi, Letizia Leocani, Marco Cursi, Giuseppe Magnani

Chapter 64 The functional significance of event-related spectral changes (ERD/ERS) from the perspective of electrocorticography Original Research Article
Pages 435-442
Nathan E. Crone, Lei Hao

Chapter 65 Time-frequency analysis of sensorial brain activity Original Research Article
Pages 443-450
Osvaldo A. Rosso, Juliana Yordanova, Vasil Kolev, Susana Blanco, Alejandra Figliola, Martin Schürmann, Erol Başar

Chapter 66 Neuromodulation of the brain gamma band oscillatory systems Original Research Article
Pages 451-454
Manolo Beelke, Paola Canovaro, Walter G. Sannita

Chapter 67 Wavelet analysis preceding seizures Original Research Article
Pages 457-461
Silvia Kochen, Brenda Giagante, Carlos D\'Atellis, Ricardo Sirne, Javier Roitman

Chapter 68 Malformations due to abnormal cortical development: expression and mechanisms of epileptogenicity Original Research Article
Pages 462-469
Imad M. Najm, Zhong Ying, Kanokwan Boonyapisit, William Bingaman, Richard Prayson, Hans Lüders

Chapter 69 Reflex epilepsy Original Research Article
Pages 470-473
Colin D. Binnie

Chapter 70 Benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy Original Research Article
Pages 474-482
Norberto Álvarez

Chapter 71 Neurophysiology of benign childhood focal epilepsies Original Research Article
Pages 483-489
Carlos Medina, Roberto Caraballo

Chapter 72 Neurophysiological aspects of cerebral cysticercosis Original Research Article
Pages 490-496
Arturo Carpio

Chapter 73 Click activation of the vestibular system Original Research Article
Pages 499-502
James G. Colebatch

Chapter 74 Vestibulo-spinal neurophysiology in spasmodic torticollis Original Research Article
Pages 503-510
A. Münchau, A.M. Bronstein

Chapter 75 The vestibular functions: an overview Original Research Article
Pages 511-518
T. Mergner, C. Maurer, R.J. Peterka

Chapter 76 Cervico-ocular reflex in central and peripheral vestibular syndromes Original Research Article
Pages 519-522
Sergio Carmona

Subject Index
Pages 523-527