EEG: The First 100 Years

Francesco Brigo is a neurologist, clinical methodologist, and medical historian. He has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles and is the author of Charcot’s Lesson – Learn Scientific Reasoning and Clinical Methodology, published by Springer in 2024. He also serves as co-chair of the Standards and Best Practice Council of the International League Against Epilepsy.Oriano Mecarelli is a neurologist with expertise in epilepsy and clinical electroencephalography. From 1988 to 2020, he served as an Aggregate Professor at the Department of Human Neuroscience at Sapienza University of Rome. He has authored numerous scientific articles and edited two books on Clinical Electroencephalography (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2009, in Italian; Springer, 2019, in English). Throughout his career, he has held various leadership positions in scientific organizations, including serving as President of the Italian Chapter of the International League Against Epilepsy.

• 1. Precursors of Clinical EEG: From Animal Electricity to Brain Wave Recording.- 2. Hans Berger (1873-1941). The Search for “Mental Energy” that brought the EEG.- 3. Hans Berger (1873-1941) and The Discovery of Clinical Electroencephalography.- 4. The development of most important schools of Clinical Electroencephalography and Epileptology in North America and Europe.- 5. Understanding Brain Physiology through the EEG.- 6. Preclinical investigation to understand EEG patterns.- 7. EEG interictal spikes, ictal patterns, and accepted terminology.- 8. The Development of the Electroencephalography for Research and Clinical Purposes in Italy.- 9. Development and Clinical Applications of Video-EEG.- 10. The Role of the EEG Technicians.- 11. The Impact of EEG on the Concept of Epilepsy.- 12. The Role of the EEG in the Diagnosis of Epileptic Encephalopathies.- 13. Electroencephalography: beyond the waves.- 14. Role of Scalp and Invasive EEG in Epilepsy Surgery.- 15. EEG in emergencies.- 16. Multimodal Neurophysiological Tests as a Prognostic Indicator for Coma.- 17. EEG and sleep disorders.- 18. Polygraphic Recordings of Epileptic Motor Phenomena.- 19. EEG combined with neuroimaging and neurostimulation.- 20. New Perspectives in EEG Analysis: from Functional Connectivity to Artificial Intelligence.- 21. From Analog to Digital and Beyond: the Future of EEG.