Schedule and Venue
- Weekly with the attending or assigned faculty
Description
The weekly epilepsy rotation didactics consists of a book club led by the attending with an expertise in epilepsy. The textbooks covered are Epilepsy by Cascino, Sirven, and Tatum and Clinical Electroencephalography by Husain.
The weekly neuromuscular rotation didactics consists of a book club led by the attending with an expertise in neurophysiology. The textbook covered is Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders: Clinical Electrophysiologic Ultrasound Correlations by Preston and Shapiro and Clinical Neurophysiology by Rubin.
The specific week, chapters and attendings will be pre-schedule with the ability for the fellow to modify as needed. After completion of these chapters, the book club continues using articles agreed upon by the fellow and attending.
Goals
- Adequately prepared for neurophysiology boards
- Understand the technical aspects of neurophysiology procedures
- Learn interpretation and indications for neurophysiology procedures
Books Utilized
- Husain, A. M. (2023). Current practice of clinical electroencephalography(5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Preston, D. C., & Shapiro, B. E. (2020). Electromyography and neuromuscular disorders: Clinical-electrophysiologic-ultrasound correlations (4th ed.). Elsevier
Other Suggested Readings
- Cascino, G. D., Sirven, J. I., & Tatum, W. O. (2021). Epilepsy, (2nd ed.). Wiley.
- Hirsch, L. J., & Brenner, R. P. (2010). Atlas of EEG in critical care. Wiley-Blackwell
- Rubin, Devon I., author. (2016). Clinical neurophysiology. New York, New York: Oxford University Press.
- Simon, M. (2010). Intraoperative Neurophysiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Monitoring and Mapping, New York: Demos Medical Pub.
- Zentner, J., MacDonald D.B., Wegner C. (2024). Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: Fundamentals, Possibilities, Limitations.
Latest Revision: 11/14/2025, Smitha Holla, MD
