Book Club Series

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 and Daube.

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

  • Clinical Neurophysiology 2nd Edition by Rubin and Daube
  • Current Practice of Clinical Electroencephalography 5th Edition by Husain
  • Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders: Clinical Electrophysiologic Ultrasound Correlations 4th Edition by Preston and Shapiro
  • Epilepsy by Cascino, Sirven, and Tatum

One book is provided to the fellow. Extra copies are available in the library as well as electronic version available by searching the UW Ebling Library.

Other Suggested Readings

  • Clinical Neurophysiology (Contemporary Neurology Series) 4th Edition by Devon Rubin (Author), Jasper Daube (Author)
  • Atlas of EEG in Critical Care; 1st ed; Hirsch and Brenner; Wiley Blackwell
  • Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring; 2nd ed; Husain; demosMedical

 

Latest Revision: 06/10/2024, Smitha Holla, MD