ATLAS OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY VOLUME 2. THE EPILEPSIES EEG AND EPILEPTIC SYNDR

The second volume ofthis series on the practical use and interpretation of EEG focuses on epilepsies in their diversitiy, following the modern classification criteria: focal epilepsies, generalized epilepsies, epileptic encephalopathies, special etiologies and settings. As in the first, it is richly illustrated, and each EEG plate is analyzed in order to highlight the most significant elements to be used in diagnosis and interpretation. Given the practical orientation of this atlas, the focus is on common forms of epilepsies, but certain less common, more intrguing forms have also been illustrated. A synthetic text summarizes the present approach to the main epilepsy categories. It is not surprising that its philosophy is close to that of the Blue Guide (Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Chilhood and Adolescence, John Libbey Eurotext, 4th edition, 2005), given the collaborators enrolled for this second volume, which is a tribute to the prestigious French school of epileptology. This atlas is designed for all the actors who may be involved with patients with epilepsy. Physicians who deal with EEG will find it a valuable tool to further their education in their early years, to help them with their interpretations later on, and for teaching purposes when more experienced. But it will also prove useful for all physicians interested in epilepsy, as well as EEG technologists intent on providing quality recordings, and other professionals. Thorough understanding of human epilepsies requires extensive knowledge of their EEG correlates.
Biographie de l'auteur
Dr. Arielle Crespel, neurologist and epileptologist, has been president of Montpellier's Medical and Surgical Epilepsy Programme since Prof Michel Baldy-Moulinier's retirement. This unit was created in the early 1990s for the assessment and treatment of refractory epilepsies and more than 300 patients have been operated on. Continuing the longstanding local tradition of scientific interest and international workshops, initiated by Prof Pierre Passouant, particularly on the relationship between epilepsy and sleep, Dr Crespel has published numerous papers in this field, but also on the physiopathology of human epilepsies, on epilepsy surgery, clinical neurophysiology and antiepileptic drug pharmacology. Dr Philippe Gélisse, neurologist and epileptologist, is the recipient of a French League Against Epilepsy research grant. After several years of studies on epilepsy at the Centre Saint Paul in Marseille, where he worked with Charlotte Dravet, Michelle Bureau and Pierre Genton, he joined Dr Crespel and Prof Baldy-Moulinier in 2000 at Montpellier's Medical and Surgical Epilepsy Programme. He has published numerous papers on epilepsies in childhood and adolescence. His recent work focuses on sleep and epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, psychosis and epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and practical aspects of drug treatment in epilepsy. Dr Michelle Bureau, electroencephalographer and epileptologist, worked in Marseille with Henri Gastaut in the University Hospital and at the Centre Saint Paul, where she succeeded C.-A. Tassinari ai the helm of the EEG laboratory, under the leadership of Joseph Roger. She collaborated with a large number of epileptologists from many countries, who received her teaching in clinical EEG. Dr Bureau is the recipient of the 2005 International Henri Gastaut Prize of the French League Against Epilepsy, the editor of Epilepsies, the journal of the FLAE and other French-speaking leagues, and was the main initiator of the successive editions of the famous Blue Guide (Epileptic syndromes in infancy, childhood and adolescence). Her publications focus on the EEG aspects of childhood epilepsies, and sine contributed to the description of several epilepsy syndromes. Dr Pierre Genton, neurologist and epileptologist, studied in France, Germant"and the US. He worked with Henri Gastaut and the Centre Saint Paul team, including Joseph Roger, Charlotte Dravet and Michelle Bureau and their numerous foreign collaborators. He served as President of the French League Against Epilepsy (2004-2005) and initiated national, regional, and international collaborations in Europe and worldwide. His publications deal with the genetics of epilepsy, idiopathic generalized epilepsies, progressive myoclonus epilepsies and the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties encountered in patients with epilepsy. He is the editor or co-editor of several textbooks on epilepsy."