Clinical Neurophysiology (Contemporary Neurology Series)

Clinical neurophysiology is the neurology subspecialty that focuses on the electrical activity within the nervous system. In all realms and types of testing performed in the practice of clinical neurophysiology, electrical signals that are spontaneously or intrinsically generated or induced by external stimulation are recorded and analyzed to determine the integrity and function of the central and peripheral systems. The underlying basis of all signals ultimately reflects the function of the neurons at a cellular level. Thus, while the clinical neurophysiologist focuses on the interpretation of these signals during testing in the laboratory, hospital, or operating room, a solid understanding of the function of each of the contributing cellular structures from which the signals are generated is necessary. This chapter reviews the basic principles underlying the activity of excitable cells as they apply to the basic neurophysiology of neurons and myocytes--

• | Author: Devon I. Rubin
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: June 14, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 1128 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0190067853
• | ISBN-13: 9780190067854