Atlas of EEG in Critical Care: A Comprehensive Guide

By Lawrence J. Hirsch (Author), the Atlas of EEG in Critical Care is an essential resource for healthcare professionals, enabling the rapid detection of clinically relevant EEG patterns in the ICU setting. This guide is highly illustrated, accessible, and authoritative, making it a must-have for any medical professional working in critical care.

Key Features of the Atlas of EEG in Critical Care

The Atlas of EEG in Critical Care offers a wide range of presentations seen in typical intensive care units, utilizing extensive color arrows and boxes to highlight the patterns in EEG traces. It provides up-to-date coverage of continuous and quantitative EEG methods, including explanations of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society’s 2021 Terminology for Critical Care EEG.

Comprehensive Coverage of EEG in Critical Care

This guide offers thorough introductions to the basics of EEG and EEG in encephalopathy, as well as in-depth explorations of seizures and status epilepticus, rhythmic and periodic patterns, the ictal-interictal continuum, the extreme delta brush pattern, and other controversial and recently defined EEG patterns. It also covers invasive recordings, including multi-modal monitoring, and provides numerous examples of prolonged EEG monitoring.

Quantitative EEG Techniques for Detection of Seizures and Ischemia

The Atlas of EEG in Critical Care includes a comprehensive section on quantitative EEG techniques for the detection of seizures and ischemia, making it an invaluable resource for neurologists, EEGers, and neurointensivists. It also serves as a practical and accessible collection of EEG traces from intensive care patients, making it perfect for neurology trainees seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in this area.

Publication Details

Published by Wiley, the Atlas of EEG in Critical Care is available in English and has an ISBN of 9781118752890. It is a vital tool for any healthcare professional working in critical care, providing the knowledge and skills needed to make rapid, accurate diagnoses of all major critical conditions, including seizures, stroke, and coma.