Neurophysiology and traumatic brain injury

Neurophysiological techniques, such as electroencephalography, provide valuable information to aid the acute and chronic clinical management of traumatic brain injury. They provide complementary and additional information to neurological assessment, neuroimaging and biofluid examinations. This chapter discusses the use of neurophysiology in the assessment of post-traumatic altered cerebral activity, prognosis of recovery and monitoring of trauma-related conditions. It provides an overview of resting state electroencephalography, event-related potentials techniques, as well as magnetoencephalography. This chapter provides practical resources for clinicians involved in the management of TBI patients, with a particular emphasis on resting state quantitative EEG.