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Forewords








            Dear reader,                                         We were astounded by the number of patients in-
                                                               volved in research on schizophrenia, autism, and many
            We are delighted about the number and high quality of   other disorders. The below chart indicates the number
            magnetoencephalography (MEG) research published    of patients involved in research into some of the most
            every year by MEGIN customers as well as by users of   studied of these disorders and conditions.
            other MEG devices. While not a comprehensive bibliog-  Abstracts included on the following pages represent
            raphy of magnetoencephalography research, this book   what we believe are the most influential studies in each
            presents you with a selection of abstracts we believe   disorder or condition.
            reflect some of the more exciting and influential clinical   While in no way complete, we hope this collection is
            research using this technology.                    useful to you who may want to learn about how MEG is
               When selecting abstracts for this book, we reviewed   currently used in clinical research or are perhaps inter-
            851 studies published during the past 12 years. These   ested in studies pertaining to particular disorder.
            papers involved a total of 20,435 patients, spanning   Enjoy!
            diseases such as epilepsy, dementias, autism spectrum
            disorders, and many more. The majority of the articles
            we reviewed were published in prestigious peer-
            reviewed journals, which makes us believe that the
            overall quality of the research is outstanding and worth
            sharing with the user community as well as profession-
            als aspring to become familiar with MEG.


                                                             Number of patients
                         0            500          1,000         1,500        2,000         2,500         3,000
                     Epilepsy                                                                       2,728
                   Schizophrenia                                                               2,546

              Autism Spectrum Disorders                                                    2,400
                 Alzheimer's Disease                        1,258
             Post-traumatic Stress Disorder         961
             Post-traumatic Stress Disorder         961
                      Pain                  684

                      Stroke              613
                 Parkinson's Disease    539
                 Parkinson's disease    539
                  Bipolar Disorder    474
                     Tinnitus         457
                    Dementia         441

                     Migraine        434
                    Depression       419
                     Dyslexia       397
                  Multiple Sclerosis  373

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