Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms Stuart Reiner Glossary Editors’ note: This Glossary of Terms, created by the late Stuart Reiner, appeared in the first edition of Practical Electromyography. The text was so…
Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Neuromuscular Junction Disorder
Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Neuromuscular Junction Disorder William J. Litchy Introduction The evaluation of the patient with a neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorder has evolved over recent years. Increased…
Pediatric Considerations in Electromyography
Pediatric Considerations in Electromyography Rosalind J. Batley Introduction Electrodiagnosis in the pediatric population differs from that in adults with respect to the diagnoses, clinical presentations, set-ups, and normal values. In…
Neuromuscular Complications of Critical Illness: Evaluation of the Patient with a Suspected Critical Illness Neuromuscular Disorder
Neuromuscular Complications of Critical Illness: Evaluation of the Patient with a Suspected Critical Illness Neuromuscular Disorder Daniel M. Clinchot Introduction Critical illness neuromuscular disorders are more common than you might…
Pictorial Guide to Nerve Conduction Techniques
Pictorial Guide to Nerve Conduction Techniques Henry L. Lew Su-Ju Tsai Abbreviations for the electrode placement are as follows: E1 Placement of the active electrode E2 Placement of the reference…
Pictorial Guide to Muscles and Surface Anatomy
Pictorial Guide to Muscles and Surface Anatomy Henry L. Lew Su-Ju Tsai Table 8-1 Masseter (Fig. 8-1) Figure 8-1 • Masseter muscle Innervation Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (cranial…
Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Myopathy
Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Myopathy Albert C. Clairmont Bakri Elsheikh Yousef M. Mohammad Introduction Electrodiagnostic findings in myopathy may result from a number of factors, including abnormalities or…
Electrodiagnostic Approach to Patients with Suspected Radiculopathy
Electrodiagnostic Approach to Patients with Suspected Radiculopathy Timothy R. Dillingham Introduction Cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathies are conditions involving a pathologic process affecting the spinal nerve root. Commonly, this is a…
Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Peripheral Neuropathy
Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Peripheral Neuropathy James W. Albers Introduction The clinical electromyographer is referred a patient with slowly progressive extremity weakness, mild sensory loss, and areflexia. The…
Entrapment Neuropathies and Other Focal Neuropathies (Including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
Entrapment Neuropathies and Other Focal Neuropathies (Including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) Lawrence R. Robinson General Approaches to the Study of Entrapment There are a number of general considerations when evaluating any…
