[Cerebral mapping: methodology and applications in clinical neurology].
BACKGROUND
Cerebral mapping is a technique for the functional evaluation of the central nervous system which is currently available.


METHODS
Cerebral mapping is a considerable improvement on the data available from a conventional EEG. As with all complementary clinical tests its usefulness depends on a knowledge of its advantages and limitations. Cerebral mapping has several advantages--resolution in time, it is harmless, its functional significance, cost...--which make it very useful. Apart from this, the cerebral mapping has limitations which should be remembered. All in all, interpretation of the results obtained using this technique requires special training.


CONCLUSIONS
In this study we review the methodological basis of cerebral mapping and its possible practical clinical use in neurology.
Cabanyes-Truffino
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Unidad de Neurología del Comportamiento, Clínica Nuestra Señora de la Paz. Hnos. de San Juan de Dios, Madrid, España. jcabanyes@madrid.betica.sanjuandedios-oh.es
D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology
Cartografía cerebral: metodología y aplicaciones en la clínica neurológica.