Practical, brief, and easy to understand, Rowan's Primer of EEG, 3rd Edition, teaches the difficult technical aspects of how to perform and interpret EEGs. Direct, concise text, numerous illustrations and teaching points, and an extensive video library make this up-to-date reference a valuable resource for students, residents, neurologists, and epileptologists alike.
- Features a vibrant, full-color design and brief, to-the-point text from experts in the field.
- Discusses advances in the field such as intracranial EEG and quantitative EEG in the ICU.
- Includes dozens of videos detailing clinical descriptions of seizures and EEG interpretation, both with and without annotations, so you can practice reading EEGs firsthand and then learn from the annotations.
- Offers enhanced coverage of epilepsy syndromes with a quick-access chart highlighting age of onset, prognosis, clinical characteristics, and EEG characteristics.
- Contains pediatric content and a concise chart of the EEG changes throughout the neonatal period.
- Provides self-assessment questions and answers online for each chapter.
- Uses the recently updated nomenclature from the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Fields, Madeline C.: - Madeline Fields, MD, is a Co-Director of the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Program and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Fields' primary clinical focus is the medical and surgical management of epilepsy patients, including diet and complementary therapies. Her other areas of interest are conditions where epilepsy is a frequent complication including autism, dementia, and psychiatric conditions
Marcuse, Lara V.: - Lara V. Marcuse, MD, is co-director of the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Program and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology. Dr. Marcuse joined the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2009. She is board certified in neurology and neurophysiology. Dr. Marcuse received her BA in mathematics and neurobiology from Cornell University and her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In medical school, she received the Daniel Mann Award for her outstanding service to underserved communities. She did her medical internship, neurology residency, and neurophysiology fellowship at the NYU-Langone Medical Center. She served as chief resident for neurology in her final year of residency.
Yoo, Jiyeoun Jenna: - Ji Yeoun (Jenna) Yoo, MD is an assistant professor of Neurology at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received her medical degree from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. She received her neurology residency training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, followed by a two-year fellowship in epilepsy/EEG at the comprehensive epilepsy center at Yale University. After her fellowship, she returned to Mt. Sinai to join the faculty. Dr. Yoo specializes in Epilepsy/EEG. She monitors and interprets EEGs for the patients in the epilepsy monitoring units, intensive care units, and in ambulatory settings. Dr. Yoo's clinical and research interests include medical management and pre-surgical evaluation of patients with epilepsy and their long term outcomes, cognitive and behavioral aspects of epilepsy, and EEG monitoring. She is board certified in Neurology, Epilepsy, and Critical Care EEG monitoring.
