Thomas Jefferson University: 47th Annual Course in Electrodiagnostic Medicine

The Annual Course in Electrodiagnostic Medicine is designed for medical practitioners involved in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of patients with peripheral nervous system diseases and injuries. This course mixes didactic lectures, case presentations and audience response to introduce and reinforce new information and best clinical practices.

Learn and improve skills in:

• Basic concepts including membrane conduction physiology, firing pattern identification of voluntary and spontaneous wave forms as well as recruitment pattern analysis
• Indications and contradictions for the use of botulinum toxin for treating spasticity and focal dystonias of the head and limbs
• Differentiating axonal from demyelinating pathology as well as localization of site of nerve pathology based on electrical findings
• Identifying anterior horn cell, neuromuscular junction diseases and myopathies