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Department of Neurology

Overview: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

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The fellowship is one-year in length and will have one position available each year.  The program is a combined track with a focus on EEG and includes one month of research. Fellows successfully completing the program will be eligible for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.  

Fellow benefits

  • Vacation: 20 days per academic year
  • Sick leave: 15 days per academic year
  • Conference: Fellow expected to attend AES/ACNS
  • ACNS Membership
    • Covered by department
    • ACNS ITE
  • Stipend

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Rotation Sites

  • Neuroscience Center
  • Toledo Hospital

Block Schedule

  • EEG
    • 8 half days Epilepsy clinic per month
    • EEG reading Monday through Friday
    • Sleep
    • IOM
    • At-Home Call
      • one day per week
      • one weekend call every four (Friday 5 PM - Sunday 7:30 AM)
  • EMG
    • 8 half days Neuromuscular clinic per month
    • 4 half days EMG/NC per week
    • Botox
  • Continuity Clinic
    • half day bi-weekly throughout fellowship

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Lecture Schedule

  • During EEG Rotation
    • Technical Principles of EEG & Abnormal Adult
    • Benign Variants, Artifacts
    • Seizures 1 
    • Seizures 2
    • Abnormal Diffuse EEG
    • Continuous EEG and Status Epilepticus 
    • Quantiative EEG Session 1    
    • Intracranial EEG
    • Movement Disorder Assessment 
    • Quantitative EEG Session 2
    • Normal Neonatal and Pediatric EEG
    • Evoked Potentials and IOM
    • Abnormal Neonatal and Pediatric EEG
    • Sleep EEG and Sleep Scoring
    • Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
  • During EMG Rotation
    • Basic Nerve Conduction Studies
    • Artifacts and Technical Factors
    • Late Responses, Blink Reflex, Anomalous Innervations
    • Repetitive Nerve Stimulation
    • Basic Overview of Electromyography, Spontaneous Activity
    • Analysis of Motor Unit Action Potentials
    • Electrical Safety and Latrogenic Complications of Electrodiagnostic Studies
    • Neurophysiologic Findings in Polyneuropathy
    • Neurophysiologic Findings in Common Compressive Neuropathies
    • Neurophysiologic Findings in Radiculopathy
    • Neurophysiologic Findings in Myopathy
    • Testing of Autonomic Function

Conferences

  • Epilepsy Case Conference
  • EMG/NM  Conference
  • Journal Club
  • Grand Rounds

Scholary Activity

  • Grand Rounds presentation
  • Research project w/ mentor assistance
    • Friday afternoons protected for research
  • Publication of at least one abstract w/ attendance to national conference (AES/ACNS)

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Last Updated: 7/14/23