Interview with: Erik Stålberg, MD, PhD and Donald Sanders, MD

Topic: Lessons learned in single fiber EMG.

(0.75 CME) CME available from August 2008 through August 2011

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD.

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Interview with: Erik Stålberg, MD, PhD and Donald Sanders, MD

Topic: The early days of single fiber electromyography.

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Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD.

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Interview with: Angela Vincent, MB, MRCPath, (coauthor)

Topic: IgG1 antibodies to acetylcholine receptors in 'seronegative' myasthenia gravis. Brain. 2008 May 31.

(0.50 CME) CME available from July 2008 through July 2011

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD, and Robert Pascuzzi, MD.

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Interview with Kathryn N. North, MD, (coauthor)

Topic: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy: diagnostic evaluation, frequency and clues to pathogenesis. Neuromuscul Disord. 2008 Jan;18:34-44.

(0.75 CME) CME available from July 2008 through July 2011

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD

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An interview with Peter J. Dyck, MD, coauthor of Histologic and teased-fiber measurements of sural nerve in disorders of lower motor and primary sensory neurons. Mayo Clin Proc 1968;43:81-123.

(1 CME) CME available from May 2008 through May 2011

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Erik Ensrud, MD

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An interview with Mikhail Charny, MD and Murali Pagala, MD regarding Lifetime course of myasthenia gravis. Muscle Nerve 2008;37:141-149.

(.5 CME) CME available from April 2008 through April 2011

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Robert Pascuzzi, MD

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An interview with Charles Bolton, MD, author of Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy. Crit Care Med 2001;29:2388-2390.

(.75 CME) CME available from March 2008 through March 2011

Interviewed by Elliot Dimberg, MD and Mitchell Isaac, MD

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An interview with Donald Sanders, MD, coauthor of MuSK-antibody positive myasthenia gravis: clinical and electrodiagnostic patterns. Clin Neurophysiol 2005;116:2065-2068.

(.5 CME) CME available from February 2008 through February 2011

Interviewed by Michelle Mauermann, MD

Disclosures: Dr. Sanders is on the speakers' panel for Athena Diagnostics. He is a consultant with Accordant Health Services, and has in the past received research support from Roche Laboratories and Aspreva Pharmaceuticals for studies of mycophenolate mofetil in myasthenia.

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An interview with Jinny Tavee, MD, coauthor of Pitfalls in the electrodiagnostic studies of sacral plexopathies. Muscle Nerve 2007;36:725-729.

(.5 CME) CME available from February 2008 through February 2011

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Kerry Levin, MD

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An interview with Timothy Dillingham, MD, MS, coauthor of Identifying lumbosacral radiculopathies: an optimal electromyographic screen. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2000;79:496-503, and:
Identification of cervical radiculopathies: optimizing the electromyographic screen. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2001;80:84-91

(.25 CME) CME available from January 2008 through January 2011

Interviewed by David Hubbell, MD

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An interview with Ernest W. Johnson, MD, author of Pathokinesiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: implications for management. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1977;58:1-4.

(.5 CME) CME available from January 2008 through January 2011

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Gregory Carter, MD, MS

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An interview with Monique Ryan, M Med, BS, FRACP and Robert Ouvrier, MD, BS, BSc, coauthors of "Autosomal-recessive and X-linked forms of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy in childhood." Muscle Nerve 2007;36:131-143.

(.5 CME) CME available from December 2007 through December 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD

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An interview with Richard AC Hughes, MD, FRCP, coauthor of "Immunotherapy for Guillain-Barre syndrome: a systematic review." Brain 2007;130:2245-2257.

(.75 CME) CME available from November 2007 through November 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and David Saperstein, MD

Disclosure: Dr. Hughes' department has received consultancy fees and research grants from companies which have produced immunoglobulin.

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An interview with Andrew G. Engel, MD, author of "The therapy of congenital myasthenic syndromes." Neurotherapeutics 2007;4:252-257.

(.25 CME) CME available from November 2007 through November 2010

Interviewed by Elliot Dimberg, MD and Jeremy Lanford, MD

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An Interview with Michelle Mellion, MD, coauthor of
Schoeck AP et al. “Safety of nerve conduction studies in patients with implanted cardiac devices.” Muscle and Nerve 2007;35:521-524.

(.5 CME) CME available from August 2007 through August 2010

Interviewed by Laurie Gutmann, MD and Robert Pascuzzi, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Peter J. Dyck, MD, author of
Chronic Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuropathy. Dyck PJ et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1975;50:621-637

(1.0 CME) CME available from August 2007 through August 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Erik Ensrud, MD

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An Interview with Andrew J. Haig, MD, author of
Haig AJ, et al. "Electromyographic and magnetic resonance imaging to predict lumbar stenosis, low-back pain, and no back symptoms". J Bone and Joint Surgery 2007;89:358-366. Haig AJ, et al. "Spinal stenosis, back pain, or no symptoms at all?" A masked study comparing radiologic and electro-diagnostic diagnoses to the clinical impression. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2006;87:897-903. Haig AJ, et al. "The sensitivity and specificity of electrodiagnostic testing for the clinical syndrome of lumbar spinal stenosis". Spine 2005;30:2667-2676.0

(1.0 CME) CME available from July 2007 through July 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS

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An Interview with Taylor B. Harrison, MD and Michael Benatar, MBChB, DPhi, authors of Harrison TB, Benatar M. "Accuracy of repetitive nerve stimulation for diagnosis of cramp-fasciculation syndrome." Muscle Nerve 2007; 35:776-780

(.75 CME) CME available from July 2007 through July 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Robert Pascuzzi, MD

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An Interview with C. Miller Fisher, MD author of "An unusual variant of acute idiopathic polyneuritis (syndrome of opthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia)." New Engl J Med 1956;255:57-65

(.75 CME) CME available from June 2007 through June 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Robert Pascuzzi, MD

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An Interview with John Kincaid, MD "The influence of the reference electrode on CMAP configuration." Muscle & Nerve. Volume 16, Issue 4, Date: April 1993, Pages: 392-396 John C. Kincaid, Allison Brashear, Omkar N. Mark and "The influence of the reference electrode on CMAP configuration: Leg nerve observations and an alternative reference site." Muscle & Nerve. Volume 19, Issue 1, Date: January 1996, Pages: 63-67. Allison Brashear, John C. Kincaid.

(.5 CME) CME available from May 2007 through May 2010

Interviewed by Jeremy Lanford, MD and Ryan Overman, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Matthew Kiernan, MD
author of “Uremic Neuropathy: clinical features and new pathophysiologic insights.” Muscle and Nerve 2007;35:273-290

(.5 CME) CME available from May 2007 through May 2010

Interviewed by Erik Ensrud, MD and Ted Burns, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Raymond Adams, MD, regarding two classic publications that argued that some neuropathies (e.g. Guillain Barre syndrome) could have an autoimmune basis. Waksman BH, Adams RD. J Exp Med. 1955;102:213-235.
Waksman BH, Adams RD. J Neuropath Exp Neurol. 1956;15:29-314.

(.25 CME) CME available from April 2007 through April 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Robert, Pascuzzi, MD

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An Interview with Stephen Waxman, MD, author of
Han C, Rush, AM, Sulayman D, et al. "Sporadic onset of erythermalgia: A gain-of-function mutation in Nav1.7." Annals Neurol 2006;59:553-558. And Waxman SG, Sulayman D. "Erythromelalgia: A hereditary pain syndrome enters the molecular era." Annals Neurol 2005;57:785-788."

(.75 CME) CME available from March 2007 through March 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Erik Ensrud, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Zaeem Siddiqi, MD, author of Siddiqi ZA, Sanders DB, Massey JM. "Peripheral Neuropathy in Krabbe Disease. Electrodiagnostic Findings". Neurology 2006;67:263-267.

And Siddiqi ZA, Sanders DB, Massey JM. "Peripheral Neuropathy in Krabbe Disease. Effect of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation". Neurology 2006;67:268-272

(.25 CME) CME available from March 2007 through March 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Vern Juel, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Michael K. Schaufele , MD, author of "Radiculopathy and the Herniated Lumbar Disc. Controversies Regarding Pathophysiology and Management." J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 88:2070-2080, 2006. John M. Rhee, Michael Schaufele and William A. Abdu.

(.5 CME) CME available from February 2007 through February 2010

Interviewed by David Hubbell, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with David Stickler, MD and Wayne Massey, MD, authors of "Sural neuropathy: etiologies and predisposing factors". Muscle and Nerve 2006;34:482-484 Stickler ED, Morley KN, Massey EW

(.25 CME) CME available from February 2007 through February 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Vern Juel, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Devon Rubin, MD, author of "Is exercise necessary with repetitive nerve stimulation in evaluating patients with suspected myasthenia gravis." an article appearing in Muscle Nerve 2007;35:103-106.

(.5 CME) CME Available from January 2007 through January 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Robert Pascuzzi, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Christopher Klein, MD, author of "Myelin protein zero mutation His39Pro: hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with variable onset hearing loss, restless legs and multiple sclerosis." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2006;77;963-966

(.5 CME) CME Available from January 2007 through January 2010

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Erik Ensrud, MD

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An Interview with Steven A. Greenberg, MD, author of "Interferon-Alpha/Beta –Mediated Innate Immune Mechanisms in Dermatomyositis," an article appearing in Annals Neurology 664-678 © 2005 Published by Wiley-Liss, Inc., through Wiley Subscription Services.

(.5 CME) CME Available from December 2006 through December 2009

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Erik Ensrud, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Eric J. Sorenson, MD, author of "Electrophysiological findings in a cohort of old polio survivors,"
an article appearing in Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System 2006;11:241-246.

(.75 CME) CME available from December 2006 through December 2009

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD, Ernest Johnson, MD, and Laurie Gutmann, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Ernest W. Johnson, MD, author of "Clinical Value of Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity Determination," an article appearing in JAMA 1960;172:2030-2035.
and "Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity in “Idiopathic” Polyneuritis", an article appearing in Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1961;42:159-163.

(.5 CME) CME Available from November 2006 through November 2009

Interviewed by Lawrence H. Phillips, II, MD and Gary Goldberg, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with P. James B. Dyck, MD, author of "Diabetic and Nondiabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathies: New Insights into Pathophysiology and Ttreatment." an article appearing in Muscle & Nerve. 2002 Apr;25(4):477-91.

(.5 CME) CME available from November 2006 through November 2009

Interviewed by Michelle Mauermann, MD and Jeremy Lanford, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Greg Carter, MD, MS, author of "Rehabilitation Management of Peripheral Neuropathy" an article appearing in Seminars in Neurology 2005 Volume 25 No 2, 229-237

(.5 CME) CME Available from November 2006 through November 2009

Interviewed by Erik Ensrud, MD and David Hubbell, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Paul Gordon, MD, author of "The Natural History of Primary Lateral Sclerosis" an article appearing in Neurology 2006;66;647-653.

(.5 CME) CME Available from October 2006 through October 2009

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Devon Rubin, MD

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An Interview with Rabi Tawil, MD, author of "Facioscapulahumeral Muscular Dystrophy" an article appearing in the July 2006 issue of Muscle & Nerve.

(.75 CME) CME Available from September 2006 through September 2009

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Vern Juel, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Devon Rubin, MD, author of "Axillary Pain as a Heralding Sign of Neoplasm Involving the Upper Thoracic Root" an article appearing in Neurology 2006;66:1760-1762.

(.25 CME) CME available from September 2006 through September 2009

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Erik Ensrud, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.

An Interview with Phillip Chance, MD and Mark Hannibal, MD authors of "Mutations in SEPT9 Cause Heredic Neuralgic Amyotrophy" an article appearing in Volume 30, Number 10, October 2005, Nature Genetics.

(.5 CME) CME available from August 2006 through August 2009

Interviewed by Ted Burns, MD and Devon Rubin, MD

The participants in this podcast had nothing to disclose.