Book Club / Epilepsy Lecture Series

Schedule and Venue

  • Weekly with the attending

Description

The weekly epilepsy didactics consists of a book club led by the attending with an expertise in epilepsy. The textbook covered is Epilepsy (Neurology in Practice) by Miller and Goodkin, as well as Clinical Electroencephalography by Husain. The specific week, assigned 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

Current Practice of Clinical Electroencephalography 5th Edition by Husain published by LWW (2023)

Epilepsy (Neurology in Practice) 2nd Edition by Cascino, Sirven, & Tatum

Other Suggested Reading

  • A Practical Approach to Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring, Second Edition, edited by Aatif Husain (2015)
  • Atlas of EEG in Critical Care; 1st ed; Hirsch and Brenner; Wiley Blackwell
  • Intraoperative Neurophysiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Monitoring and Mapping, 2nd Edition, edited by Mirela Simon (2019).

 

Latest revision: 02/27/2025, Aaron Struck, MD