Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Board Review

Table of Contents

Section 1

1. Neuromuscular anatomy 2. Neuromuscular basic science including physiology 3. Laboratory investigations in neuromuscular disorders 4. Neuropharmacology of neuromuscular disorders (Depending on the length of the actual writing, some of these chapters can possibly be merged together.) 5. Electrodiagnostic medicine I: Nerve conduction studies 6. Electrodiagnostic medicine II: Needle electromyography 7. Electrodiagnostic medicine III: Late responses 8. Electrodiagnostic medicine IV: Interpretation 9. Electrodiagnostic medicine V: Electrodiagnostic testing in neuromuscular junction disorders 10. Electrodiagnostic medicine VI: Technical factors 11. Electrodiagnostic medicine VI: Autonomic testing 12. Nerve and muscle biopsies 13. Neuromuscular ultrasound 14. Motor neuron diseases 15. Radiculopathy 16. Plexus disorders Overview of peripheral neuropathies 17. Focal peripheral with a focus on entrapment neuropathies 18. Acquired neuropathies 19. Hereditary neuropathies 20. Neuromuscular junction disorders 21. Acquired myopathies Hereditary myopathies - overview 22. Muscular dystrophies 23. Mitochondrial myopathies 24. Metabolic myopathies 25. Congenital myopathies and congenital muscular dystrophies 26. Miscellaneous myopathies 27. Neuromuscular toxicology 28. Hyperexcitability muscle and nerve disorders 29. Small fiber (Autonomic) neuropathies 30. Neuromuscular rehabilitation and palliative care 31. Ethical issues in neuromuscular disorders

Section 2 Questions and Answers

Authors

Thananan Thammongkolchai Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand. Dr. Thananan Thammongkolchai is an Honorary Consultant Neurologist in the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at Ramathibodi Hospital and Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Pichet Termsarasab Consultant Neurologist, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand. Bashar Katirji Professor of Neurology, Director of EMG laboratory and Neuromuscular Center, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. David C. Preston Professor of Neurology, Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Program Director, Neurology Residency, Co-Director, EMG Laboratory, Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.