Practical Approach to Electroencephalography

by Mark H. Libenson MD

Overview

Using a highly readable, conversational writing style, Practical Approach to Electroencephalography, 2nd Edition, makes a complex and critically important subject easier to understand. It provides just the right amount of guidance you need, explaining EEG waveforms starting with the basics, then bringing you to a sophisticated level in interpreting EEG tracings—explaining what to do, what not to do, what to look for, and what the results mean. Emphasizing pattern recognition and also why the patterns look the way they do, Dr. Libenson’s approachable text focuses on the types of EEG tracings you are likely to encounter in your EEG laboratory, both in the outpatient lab and in the ICU, concentrating at first on the questions and problems encountered by the beginner and non-expert, but bringing you up to the level of an expert.

• Goes beyond the technical aspects of performing EEGs by discussing the link between the EEG findings and the neurologic disorders and conditions in which they occur
• Uses numerous EEG examples with abundant labels, arrows, and annotations to help you recognize normal and abnormal EEGs in all situations. Illustrations have been carefully reviewed for clarity and optimal usefulness
• Contains new self-assessment questions that allow you to check your understanding
• 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
• Includes a new introduction to the interpretation of invasive EEG monitoring
• Equips you to handle a wide variety of EEG situations, including the strategies used to distinguish EEG artifacts from true brain waves
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443348365
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	07/23/2024
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.00(d)

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From the Publisher

Understandable, user-friendly instruction on EEGs as only Dr. Mark Libenson can provide

Editorial Reviews

"This is an exceptional book for learning everything one needs to know about EEGs. It offers concise ways to absorb information; the tables, EEG examples, and questions at the end of each chapter are useful for reinforcing information." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2025, Victoria Wei, MD (Northwell Health)

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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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