Author
Mohini Gurme, MD Resident Physician, Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Dianna Quan, MD Professor of Neurology, Director of Electromyography Laboratory, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dianna Quan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Neurological Association
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine; American Neuromuscular Foundation<br/>Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Alnylam<br/>Received research grant from: Alnylam; Pfizer; Ionis; Cytokinetics; Momenta/Janssen; Viela Bio; Avidity bioscience.
Bjorn E Oskarsson, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Bjorn E Oskarsson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: Flex Pharma<br/>Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Grifols<br/>Received research grant from: Neuraltus, Glaxo, Eisai, Cytokinetics, Genentech,.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Neil A Busis, MD Chief of Neurology and Director of Neurodiagnostic Laboratory, UPMC Shadyside; Clinical Professor of Neurology and Director of Community Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Neil A Busis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: American Academy of Neurology<br/>Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: American Academy of Neurology<br/>Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: American Academy of Neurology.
Chief Editor
Selim R Benbadis, MD Professor, Director of Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Selim R Benbadis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American Epilepsy Society, American Medical Association
Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for: Bioserenity, Catalyst, Ceribell, Eisai, Jazz, LivaNova, Neurelis, Neuropace, SK Life Science Science, Sunovion, Takeda, UCB<br/>Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Catalyst, Jazz, LivaNova, Neurelis, SK Life Science, Stratus, UCB<br/>Received research grant from: Cerevel Therapeutics; Ovid Therapeutics; Neuropace; Jazz; SK Life Science, Xenon Pharmaceuticals, UCB, Marinus, Longboard.
Additional Contributors
Christopher Luzzio, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin at Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Christopher Luzzio, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author Jeffrey Tam Sing, MD to the development and writing of this article.
