Bryan Tsao, MD Chair, Neurology School of Medicine Associate Professor, Neurology School of Medicine

Presentations 

  Research Presentations -- National

• The anatomy and regional assessment of brachial plexopathies. American Academy of Neurology, Seattle WA ( 4/2009 )

• An electrodiagnostic approach to the patient with focal upper limb signs and symptoms. American Academy of Neurology, Seattle WA ( 4/2009 )

• Nerve root avulsion – anatomic and electrodiagnostic correlates. American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Providence, RI ( 9/2008 )

• Peripheral nerve surgery. Neuromuscular diagnosis and decision making, Cleveland, OH ( 3/2008 )

• A neuromuscular dilemma – Challenging EDX Cases. American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Providence, RI ( 9/2008 - 9/2007 )

• Electrodiagnosis and Orthopedics. Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds. ( 9/2007 )

• Evaluation of brachial plexus injuries. Winter Clinics for Cranial & Spinal Surgery. Snowmass, CO ( 4/2007 )

• Focal neuropathies - role and timing of surgery. Neuromuscular diagnosis and decision making. Cleveland, OH ( 4/2007 )

• Peripheral nerve injury -lessons learned and future applications. Neurology Grand Rounds. Loma Linda, CA ( 4/2007 )

• Traumatic brachial plexopathies. American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Washington, DC ( 1/2007 )

• Electrodiagnosis of the brachial plexus. Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences. Montreal ( 1/2007 )

• Peripheral nerve surgery: cases and strategies. Neuromuscular diagnosis and decision making. Cleveland, OH ( 1/2007 )

• Shook SJ, Phillips M, Tsao BE. "Diffusion-tensor imaging in adult-onset Krabbe disease." American Society of Neuroimaging. Florida ( 1/2007 )

• Augustine B, Koo A, Tsao B. "A case study of plasmapheresis in the treatment of myasthenia gravis." American Society for Apheresis. TN ( 1/2007 )

• Distal myopathy. American Academy of Neurology. Boston ( 1/2006 )

• The good, the bad, and the ugly - neuromuscular conditions you can''t afford to miss. Innovations in Neuroscience Nursing. Cleveland, OH ( 1/2006 )

• HTLV-1 associated peripheral neuropathy. American Academy of Neurology. Boston, MA ( 1/2006 )

• Myotonic dystrophy type 2 and the bent spine syndrome. American Academy of Neurology. San Diego ( 1/2006 )

• Low back pain. Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Cleveland, OH ( 1/2006 )

• Electrodiagnosis of the brachial plexus. Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences. Montreal ( 1/2006 )

  Poster Presentation

• True neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: electrodiagnostic analysis of 42 cases. Tsao BE, Shields RW Jr, Wilbourn AJ. American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine, Phoenix AZ ( 9/2008 )

• Late-onset Krabbe disease due to loss of expression of the maternal allele and a novel maternal missense mutation in the galactocerebrosidase gene. I Warshowsky, B Tsao, JB O’Brien, MR Natowicz. American Society of Human Genetics, San Diego, CA ( 6/2008 )

• Diffusion tensor imaging in adult-onset Krabbe disease. Shook, SJ, Phillips M, Tsao BE. American Society of Neuroimaging, Florida ( 6/2007 )

• The Woman Who Could Not Swallow:  A Case Study of Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis. Augustine B, Koo A, Tsao B. American Society for Apheresis, TN ( 6/2007 )

• Multifocal demyelinating peripheral neuropathy in patients treated with infliximab. American Academy of Neurology, Chicago IL ( 4/2008 - 4/2007 )

• Acquired copper deficiency myelopathy with autonomic neuropathy. American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine. Shook SJ, Tsao BE, Shields RW Jr. ( 6/2006 )

  Presentations given to non-academic audiences

• Common outpatient challenges: problems that frustrate the patient and the doctor. 77th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda CA ( 2/2009 )

• Principles of the electrodiagnostic examination. Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda CA ( 2/2008 )