Michael D. Weiss, MD, Guest Editor

The goal of this issue is to be of stand-alone value to electrodiagnosticians who diagnosis patients with a wide variety of neuromuscular conditions ranging from carpal tunnel syndrome to cervical radiculopathy to diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy to motor neuron disease. When appropriate, emphasis is placed in the articles on consensus guidelines for the electrodiagnosis of certain disorders put forth by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. However, more importantly, each expert has outlined a detailed approach to the electrodiagnostic evaluation of these conditions. Each expert was also given latitude to discuss ancillary testing, such as neuroimaging and pathologic evaluation, which broadens the scope and appeal of the articles, in a manner that most textbooks in electrodiagnosis do not. The end result is an issue that is both comprehensive and practical.

It is my belief that this issue will be of great value to both neurologists and physiatrists with an interest in neuromuscular medicine. I also hope that it will sit on the bookshelf of these practitioners as a practical compendium to traditional textbooks in electrodiagnostic medicine. I thank Dr Carter for giving me the opportunity to participate in such an important issue and all of the authors for their stellar contributions.