Clinical Neurophysiology at the Beginning of the 21st Century, 11th International Congress of Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

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Copyright page
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Preface
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Zdeněk Ambler, Soňa Nevšímalová, Zdeněk Kadaňka, Paolo Rossini

List of Contributors
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Chapter 1 Neurophysiological studies of collateral reinnervation in man: The Kugelberg Lecture Original Research Article
Pages 3-8
Erik Stålberg

Chapter 2 Chronobiology of sleep/wake and of sleepiness/alertness states in normal and sleep disordered human subjects: The Berger Lecture Original Research Article
Pages 9-18
Roger Broughton

Chapter 3 Can EEG coherence help solve the binding problem?: The Adrian Lecture Original Research Article
Pages 19-26
Mark Hallett

Chapter 4 Clinical neurophysiology in the intensive care unit Original Research Article
Pages 29-37
C.F. Bolton, U. Zifko, S.J. Bird

Chapter 5 Electromyography in the paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) Original Research Article
Pages 38-43
Charles F. Bolton

Chapter 6 Pediatric electromyography in the acute care setting Original Research Article
Pages 44-52
H. Royden Jones Jr.

Chapter 7 Acute polyneuropathies encountered in the intensive care unit Original Research Article
Pages 53-60
M.A.C.J. De Letter

Chapter 8 Neuromonitoring in the operating room and intensive care unit: an update Original Research Article
Pages 61-71
Jean-Michel Guérit, Piero Amodio, Hava Hafner, Gerard Litscher, A.C. Van Huffelen

Chapter 9 Continuous ICU EEG monitoring Original Research Article
Pages 72-75
Marc R. Nuwer, Kenneth G. Jordan

Chapter 10 Long-term EEG monitoring in neonatal and pediatric intensive care Original Research Article
Pages 76-83
M. Thordstein, R. Bagenholm, S. Andreasson, J. Ouchterlony, N. Löfgren, F. Göthe, S. Nivall, A. Hedström, K. Lindecrantz, I. Kjellmer, B.G. Wallin

Chapter 11 Neurophysiology of anaesthesia Original Research Article
Pages 84-88
V. Jäntti, A. Yli-Hankala

Chapter 12 The clinical neurophysiology of diseases of neuromuscular transmission Original Research Article
Pages 91-100
Donald B. Sanders, Lawrence H. Phillips II

Chapter 13 Quantitation and standardization in EMG and neurography Original Research Article
Pages 101-111
Erik Stalberg, Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen, C. Bischoff

Chapter 14 Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) with nerve conduction studies Original Research Article
Pages 112-115
J.R. Daube, C. Gooch, J. Shefner, R. Olney, K. Felice, M. Bromberg

Chapter 15 Electrophysiologic diagnostics of very early stages of ALS Original Research Article
Pages 116-125
Barbara Emeryk-Szajewska

Chapter 16 Preferential involvement of the fast conducting corticospinal tracts in patients with ALS Original Research Article
Pages 126-132
Nobuo Kohara, Ryuji Kaji, Yasuhiro Kojima, Jun Kimura

Chapter 17 Role of EMG in the evaluation of presumed myopathies in the era of DNA analysis Original Research Article
Pages 133-138
Basil T. Darras

Chapter 18 Pediatric clinical EMG challenge with bulbar dysfunction Original Research Article
Pages 139-147
F. Renault

Chapter 19 Physiology and electromyography of swallowing and its disorders Original Research Article
Pages 148-154
Cumhur Ertekin, Jeffrey B. Palmer

Chapter 20 Multi-channel surface EMG in clinical neurophysiology Original Research Article
Pages 155-162
D.F. Stegeman, M.J. Zwarts, Ch. Anders, T. Hashimoto

Chapter 21 TeleMedicine and internet EMG Original Research Article
Pages 163-167
J.F. Jabre, E.V. Stålberg, R. Bassi

Chapter 22 Recent developments in our understanding of motor control, cortico-motoneuronal connections and the activation of motoneurons and motoneuronal pools Original Research Article
Pages 171-177
J.F. Jabre, M. Hallett, R. Lemon, D. Kernell

Chapter 23 Synchronization of lower limb motor units in spastic patients Original Research Article
Pages 178-186
N.L. Hansen, S. Hansen, C. Crone, L.O.D. Christensen, N. Petersen, J.E. Nielsen, F. Biering-Sørensen, J.B. Nielsen

Chapter 24 Reciprocal inhibition in hemiplegic patients – a longitudinal study Original Research Article
Pages 187-191
C. Crone, L.L. Johnsen, J. Nielsen

Chapter 25 Long-lasting simultaneous activation of cortical and subcortical structures in movement preparation and execution Original Research Article
Pages 192-195
Ivan Rektor

Chapter 26 Spatiotemporal ERD/ERS patterns during voluntary movement and motor imagery Original Research Article
Pages 196-198
G. Pfurtscheller

Chapter 27 The Bereitschaftspotential as an electrophysiological tool for studying the cortical organization of human voluntary action Original Research Article
Pages 199-206
L. Deecke

Chapter 28 The thalamic contribution to the emergence of the readiness potential Original Research Article
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C.H.M. Brunia, D.A. Bosch, J.D. Speelman, M.M.C. Van den Berg-Lenssen, G.J.M. Van Boxtel

Chapter 29 Event-related desynchronization of the mu rhythm in extension and flexion finger movements Original Research Article
Pages 210-214
Andrej Stančák Jr.

Chapter 30 Anatomy and physiology of the autonomic regulation of intestine and the urogenital system Original Research Article
Pages 217-219
B. Neundoerfer

Chapter 31 Clinical neurophysiology of pelvic floor disorders Original Research Article
Pages 220-227
David B. Vodušek, Clare J. Fowler, Vedran Deletis, Simon Podnar

Chapter 32 Autonomic nervous system evaluation: diagnosis of rectal and lower gut dysfunction Original Research Article
Pages 228-230
Maximilian Bittinger, Martin Wienbeck

Chapter 33 Neurophysiologic pelvic floor testing Original Research Article
Pages 231-233
Clare J. Fowler

Chapter 34 Erectile dysfunction – diagnostic approach and treatment options Original Research Article
Pages 234-236
M.J. Hilz

Chapter 35 Evaluation of bladder dysfunction Original Research Article
Pages 237-239
Ch. Riedl, J.L. Brod

Chapter 36 EEG in neonates. What does the neonatal EEG tell about prognosis? Original Research Article
Pages 243-249
A.W. De Weerd

Chapter 37 Evolution of EEG and seizures in childhood Original Research Article
Pages 250-258
V. Komárek, K. àtěrbová, L. Faladová

Chapter 38 Seizures and pseudoseizures Original Research Article
Pages 259-270
S. Noachtar, M. Carreno, N. Foldvary, H.O. Lüders

Chapter 39 EEG changes and epilepsy in developmental dysphasia Original Research Article
Pages 271-274
Olga Dlouhá, Soňa Nevšímalová

Chapter 40 Source localization of interictal epileptiform spike potentials estimated with a dipole tracing method using surface and subdural EEG recordings Original Research Article
Pages 275-286
R. Flink, S. Homma, A. Kanamaru, K. Miyamoto, Y. Okamoto

Chapter 41 Clinical use of magnetoencephalography Original Research Article
Pages 287-297
N. Forss, N. Nakasato, J. Ebersole, T. Nagamine, R. Salmelin

Chapter 42 Topics in transcranial magnetic stimulation Original Research Article
Pages 301-311
Mark Hallett, Charles M. Epstein, Alfredo Berardelli, Harold Sackeim, Paul Maccabee

Chapter 43 Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology of vision Original Research Article
Pages 312-322
Shozo Tobimatsu, Gastone G. Celesia, Bernhard A. Haug, Marco Onofrj, Ferdinando Sartucci, Vittorio Porciatti

Chapter 44 Field specific visual evoked potentials for assessment of peripheral field defect in a paediatric population Original Research Article
Pages 323-330
G.F.A. Harding, K.A. Robertson, I. Holliday

Chapter 45 Electrophysiological correlates of dementia Original Research Article
Pages 331-336
G. Comi, L. Leocani

Chapter 46 Circadian rhythmicity: from basic science to clinical approach Original Research Article
Pages 339-347
H. Illnerová, A.A. Borbély, A. Wirz-Justice, J. Praško

Chapter 47 Reducing the risk of sudden infant death Original Research Article
Pages 348-351
A. Kahn, J. Groswasser, P. Franco, I. Kelmanson, M. Sottiaux, I. Kato, T. Sawaguchi, B. Dan

Chapter 48 Gates to awakening in early development Original Research Article
Pages 352-354
P. Salzarulo, F. Giganti, G. Ficca, I. Fagioli, M. Toselli

Chapter 49 Insomnia in children Original Research Article
Pages 355-357
Y. Navelet, J. Chambry, P. Ferrari

Chapter 50 Daytime behavioral correlates of awakenings and bedtime resistance in preschool children Original Research Article
Pages 358-361
O. Bruni, F. Lo Reto, S. Miano, S. Ottaviano

Chapter 51 Excessive sleepiness: clinical aspects Original Research Article
Pages 362-365
Michel Billiard, Roger Broughton, Soňa Nevšímalová

Chapter 52 A contribution to pathophysiology of idiopathic hypersomnia Original Research Article
Pages 366-370
S. Nevšímalová, K. Blažejová, H. Illnerová, I. Hájek, J. Vaňková, M. Pretl, K. àonka

Chapter 53 The treatment of narcolepsy Original Research Article
Pages 371-374
Roger J. Broughton

Chapter 54 Rett's syndrome – spindle activity analysis in NREM sleep Original Research Article
Pages 375-377
M. Pretl, M.J. Challamel, S. Nevšímalová

Chapter 55 Nervous system channelopathies Original Research Article
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Gastone G. Celesia

Chapter 56 Guilain-Barré syndrome: an overview of current concepts Original Research Article
Pages 388-395
Z. Ambler

Chapter 57 Mononeuropathies of infancy and childhood Original Research Article
Pages 396-408
H. Royden Jones Jr.

Chapter 58 Spondylotic cervical myelopathy: three aspects of the problem Original Research Article
Pages 409-418
Z. Kadaňka, J. Bednařík, S. Voháňka, L. Stejskal, V. Smrčka, O. Vlach

Chapter 59 Are motor evoked potentials (MEPs) helpful in the differential diagnosis of spondylotic cervical myelopathy (SCM)? Original Research Article
Pages 419-423
Markus Weber, Andrew Eisen

Chapter 60 Current aspects of pathogenesis and therapy of multiple sclerosis Original Research Article
Pages 424-432
Oldrich J. Kolar

Chapter 61 Clinical neurophysiological approaches to neuromuscular fatigue Original Research Article
Pages 433-442
M. Tröger, N. Vøllestad, R. Dengler, K.R. Mills

Chapter 62 Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses in childhood Original Research Article
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P. Santavuori, L. Lauronen, K. Kirveskari, L. Åberg, K. Sainio

Foreword Original Research Article
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Jože V. Trontelj

Chapter 63 European trends in bioethics: medical research on persons unable to consent Original Research Article
Pages 457-459
Jože V. Trontelj

Chapter 64 Persistent vegetative state: clinical and ethical issues Original Research Article
Pages 460-462
Gastone G. Celesia

Chapter 65 The project of a European protocol on human genetics Original Research Article
Pages 463-465
Stefan F. Winter

Subject index
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