Training & Curriculum
The focus is to obtain proficiency in all aspects of clinical neurophysiology, including epileptology, electromyography, intraoperative monitoring and evoked potentials. The one-year program provides clinical exposure to a wide variety of neuromuscular diseases. Fellows also are exposed to the medical and surgical evaluation of seizure disorders, including drug trials, presurgical workup and sophisticated functional neuroimaging for localization of the epileptogenic region.
The program goals include the following:
- Competency in performing and interpreting EMG and nerve conduction studies
- Ability to interpret routine adult, pediatric and neonatal EEGs
- Competency in the interpretation of continuous EEG monitoring for patients in neurology and other intensive care units
- Proficiency in reading adult and pediatric evoked potentials (EPs), including visual evoked potentials, brainstem auditory revoked response and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs)
- Participation in the Cedars-Sinai Monitoring Unit for Epilepsy, including interpretation of synchronized video/EEG recordings and direct patient care for individuals admitted for telemetries and ictal single-photon emission computerized tomography scans
- Responsibilities in the wide array of intraoperative neurophysiological testing and monitoring studies performed at Cedars-Sinai. These activities include motor strip mapping, direct cortical stimulations for functional and language mapping, SSEP monitoring for spinal surgery, brainstem auditory evoked potentials and cranial nerve monitoring for skull-based surgery
- Training in repetitive nerve stimulation, single-fiber EMG, pediatric EMGs, pudendal nerve stimulation
- Acquisition of basic skills such as performing EEGs, EPs and sphenoidal electrode placement
Research
The fellow participates in research activities and is required to have at least one research project.
Teaching
The fellow is integrated into the teaching activities provided for the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurology and Department of Medicine residents, as well as for medical students rotating in neurology and neurophysiology.
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