Practical Approach to Electroencephalography

by Mark H. Libenson MD

Overview

Why consult encyclopedic references when you only need the essentials? Practical Approach to Electroencephalography, by Mark H. Libenson, MD, equips you with just the right amount of guidance you need for obtaining optimal EEG results! It presents a thorough but readable guide to EEGs, explaining what to do, what not to do, what to look for, and how to interpret the results. It also goes beyond the technical aspects of performing EEGs by providing case studies of the neurologic disorders and conditions in which EEGs are used, making this an excellent learning tool. Abundant EEG examples throughout help you to recognize normal and abnormal EEGs in all situations.

• Presents enough detail and answers to questions and problems encountered by the beginner and the non-expert.
• Uses abundant EEG examples to help you recognize normal and abnormal EEGs in all situations.
• Provides expert pearls from Dr. Libenson that guide you in best practices in EEG testing.
• Features a user-friendly writing style from a single author that makes learning easy.
• Examines the performance of EEGs—along with the disorders for which they’re performed—for a resource that considers the patient and not just the technical aspects of EEGs.
• Includes discussions of various disease entities, like epilepsy, in which EEGs are used, as well as other special issues, to equip you to handle more cases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750674782
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	12/04/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	531,651
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.80(d)

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Accurately perform and interpret EEGs with concise expert guidance

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Matthew Hoerth, MD (Mayo Clinic Arizona)
Description: This introduction to interpreting electroencephalograms covers topics from visual analysis to drafting EEG reports.
Purpose: It is intended as a practical guide to the evaluation of EEGs. A practical approach to EEG interpretation is needed, as many other books addressing electroencephalography are highly technical and not written for beginners. Dr. Libenson meets his objective well as he clearly outlines the basic principles of EEG interpretation.
Audience: Aimed at beginning learners in electroencephalography, the book targets neurology residents and clinical neurophysiology fellows. It appears to be best suited for learners who are unfamiliar with EEG, specifically neurology residents. For clinical neurophysiology fellows, this would be an adequate review, but they would later need more detailed knowledge of EEG.
Features: A brief introduction to the history of EEG begins the book, which then moves on to cover topics such as visual analysis, localization, artifacts, and filters. The last several chapters address conditions seen in electroencephalography, including epilepsy, normal variants, coma, and neonatal EEG. Throughout each chapter, schematic diagrams and well-marked EEG examples support the clearly written text. These features help learners get a conceptual understanding of EEG. What is lacking is a specific section devoted to basic electronics and electrical safety. Some of these concepts are dispersed throughout the book, but are not directly addressed.
Assessment: There are few other books that specifically address the beginning EEG reader. Thus far, this is the most straightforward and concise book for neurology residents being introduced to EEG. It is not a comprehensive EEG textbook, and it is not meant to be. Independent of other instruction, detailed study of this book would give learners the basic foundation for evaluating an EEG.

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"It is amazing how much information is contained in a 330 pages textbook and several topics of daily clinical interest are discussed in more detail than in other much heavier textbooks. The quality of the many illustrations is also outstanding. This is the ideal textbook for the junior neurologist who starts his EEG training, but browsing it will also be a pleasure for the experienced EEG reader. It is a highly recommended "practical" textbook." Spinal Cord, Prof. Mercelis

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