Electrodiagnostic testing in neuromuscular disorders. Neurol Clin 2004 Aug;22(3):619-41, vi
Date
06/23/2004Pubmed ID
15207878DOI
10.1016/j.ncl.2004.03.007Scopus ID
2-s2.0-2942731595 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 14 CitationsAbstract
For the past approximately six decades, electrodiagnostic testing orelectrodiagnosis (EDX) has played an increasingly important role in the clinical evaluation of patients who have neuromuscular disorders. This in part is because of a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of these disorders. Also of importance is the development of the techniques themselves, beginning with basic needle electromyography (EMG) and electroneurography (or nerve conduction studies) (NCS) in the 1940s. Today the clinician has a larger menu of testing options, including somatosensory evoked potentials,quantitative EMG, single fiber EMG, and autonomic testing. The advent of computers has added speed and accuracy to testing
Author List
Barboi AC, Barkhaus PEAuthor
Paul E. Barkhaus MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ElectrodiagnosisElectromyography
Evoked Potentials, Motor
H-Reflex
Humans
Motor Neurons
Muscle, Skeletal
Neural Conduction
Neuromuscular Diseases
Reaction Time
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sensory Receptor Cells
Synaptic Transmission