American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Collin Grant on his experience in private practice. He shares his take on the highlights, challenges, and keys for success.

Have you ever encountered a patient with progressive patchy weakness in various muscles throughout the body? Have you ever performed an EMG in which the findings don’t always fit perfectly into what you were expecting?  Have you ever wondered whether you even need to perform an EMG in a patient with weakness? Have you ever wondered how much fun it would be to listen to a new episode of Lessons Fro...

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Ileana Howard and Dr. Kelly Gwathmey on their careers in neuromuscular medicine. They define a neuromuscular practice and highlight how meaningful, challenging, and exciting this field of medicine is.

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Nicholas Johnson on a career in research. He describes what research in practice looks like, his inspiration, and pearls for success. 

Dr. Nadia Khalil interviews Dr. Milind Kothari and Dr. Sandra Hearn on academic practice. They define what life as a clinician educator looks like and share pearls from their own journeys for success.

If you had to evaluate a patient with hand numbness on a deserted island and could only take one EDX item with you, what would it be? Tune in to this episode to see what Drs. Devon Rubin and Michael Cartwright would choose! And learn many more tips of the trade as they discuss a common yet sometimes complicated problem in the EMG laboratory.

Dr. Kelly Gwathmey interviews Dr. Juerd Wijntjes on the article titled "Comparison of muscle ultrasound and needle electromyography findings in neuromuscular disorders." This study explores the correlation of needle electromyography changes with both visual and quantitative muscle ultrasound results in patients with neurogenic and myopathic disorders. 

Drs. Mohamed Taha and John Morren speak with Andy Galbreath about their recent Muscle & Nerve paper on Artificial Intelligence in NM and EDX Medicine.  The authors discuss concepts of machine learning, deep learning, and artificial neural networks as they relate to NM and EDX medicine. Limitations and regulatory challenges are also discussed.  Muscle & Nerve . 2024;69:260-272.

Dr. Devon Rubin challenges the father-son combination of Drs. Peter Dyck and Jim Dyck with a case of peripheral neuropathy. Watch to find out whether the patient’s diabetes was the culprit or whether there was another cause. You will not be disappointed as you learn many pearls in the clinical and EDX evaluation of peripheral neuropathy. Visit our website for more information and educational mater...

Did you miss the first-ever Lessons From the Lab LIVE? Listen and watch what fun you missed now! Hear Devon Rubin, MD, and Ruple Laughlin, MD, as they discuss a case on unilateral leg numbness.

This podcast is a discussion of three challenging electrodiagnostic cases. Teresa Spiegelberg, CNCT interviews three neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic experts: Dr. Ann Little, MD, Dr. Gary Gallagher, MD, and Dr. James Leonard, Jr. MD. The first case explores the challenges of routine electrodiagnostic testing in someone with a chronic, underlying brachial plexopathy. The second case discusses th...

Listen to this episode to see if Dr. Grant thinks that Dr. Rubin appropriately evaluated a patient with suspected polyneuropathy – is one NCS too few, are 22 NCS too many? Tune in to find out the answer, and much more!

Dr. Devon Rubin presents Dr. David Preston with a challenging case of a man with subacute lower extremity weakness. Enjoy the potpourri of information about anticoagulation, A waves, F waves, demyelination, ultrasound, Siri, and so much more! Visit our website for more information and educational materials ⁠education.aanem.org⁠.

This episode of Lessons From the Lab should make you laugh, think, and maybe cry as Drs. Devon Rubin and Dianna Quan discuss various approaches to the evaluation of patients with suspected motor neuron disease. Visit our website for more information and educational materials education.aanem.org .

Chilvana Patel, Associate Professor and Neurology Residency Program Director at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, interviewing Dr. Bhai who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Director of the Neuromuscular Center in the Institute of Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and...

Dr. Rothman interviews Drs. Stratton and Yang to discuss the treatment landscape of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, highlighting Elevidys, the newly approved recombinant gene therapy.

Join us in this episode as Devon Rubin, MD, challenges Professor Erik Stalberg with an unknown case and discusses various EMG approaches to a patient with suspected neuromuscular junction disease. Watch Professor Stalberg grade Dr. Rubin’s single fiber pairs and hearing about single fiber EMG on dogs will surely make you smile!

Hear from Andrew D. Galbreath, DO, as he meets with Ileana Howard, MD, to discuss her recent paper: Respiratory Considerations in Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders.

In Episode 6 of Lessons From the Lab, we have a fun, educational discussion with Dr. Robert Irwin, current president of AANEM, about an interesting patient with scapular winging. Learn about clinical, electrodiagnostic, and neuromuscular ultrasound assessment of scapular winging, and approaches to managing these patients. Visit our website for more information and educational materials education.a...

Elie Naddaf, MD, meets with Nicholas Maragakis, MD to discuss the ALS treatment landscape.

Devon Rubin, MD, is joined by John Kincaid, MD, to discuss which is the most important tool in the neurologist's bag, the largest wad of cotton, and interesting findings in a patient with foot numbness. Visit our website for more information and educational materials education.aanem.org.

Devon Rubin, MD, is joined by Andrea Boon MD, to discuss EDX and NMUS approaches, intricacies, and difficulties of a patient who presented with respiratory weakness. Visit our website for more information and educational materials education.aanem.org.

Dr. Amro Stino interviews Dr. Larry Robinson about the role of electrodiagnosis in nerve transfers for focal neuropathies and brachial plexopathies.

Dr. Amro Stino interviews Dr. Larry Robinson about the role of electrodiagnosis in nerve transfers for focal neuropathies and brachial plexopathies.

Devon Rubin, MD, is joined by Holli Horak, MD, to discuss the topic: How do we approach suspected ulnar neuropathy in the EMG laboratory?