The second volume of this series on the practical use and

interpretation of EEG focuses on epilepsies in their diversity,

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

intriguing 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 ( Epileptie Syndromes in Infancy. Childhood and

Adolescence , John Libbey Eurotext, 4^th 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.

This atlas is the second volume of a series on EEG. The first,

published in 2005, focused on the normal awake and sleep

EEG, activation procedures, artifacts and pitfalls. The third

will deal with EEG in general neurology and emergencies.