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- Neuromuscular Disease: A Case-Based Approach
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface to 2nd Edition
- Part I Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with a Neuromuscular Disorder
- Chapter 1 Neuromuscular Diseases: Anterior Horn Cell Disorders, Peripheral Neuropathies, Neuromuscular Junction Disorders, Myopathies
- Chapter 2 History Taking and Clinical Examination
- Chapter 3 Differential Diagnoses by Presenting or Prominent Clinical Feature
- Chapter 4 Electrodiagnostic Studies
- Chapter 5 Imaging
- Chapter 6 Muscle and Nerve Pathology
- Chapter 7 Genetic Testing
- Chapter 8 Management
- Part II Neuromuscular Cases
- Video legends
- Index
- References
Chapter 4 - Electrodiagnostic Studies
from Part I - Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with a Neuromuscular Disorder
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- Neuromuscular Disease: A Case-Based Approach
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface to 2nd Edition
- Part I Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with a Neuromuscular Disorder
- Chapter 1 Neuromuscular Diseases: Anterior Horn Cell Disorders, Peripheral Neuropathies, Neuromuscular Junction Disorders, Myopathies
- Chapter 2 History Taking and Clinical Examination
- Chapter 3 Differential Diagnoses by Presenting or Prominent Clinical Feature
- Chapter 4 Electrodiagnostic Studies
- Chapter 5 Imaging
- Chapter 6 Muscle and Nerve Pathology
- Chapter 7 Genetic Testing
- Chapter 8 Management
- Part II Neuromuscular Cases
- Video legends
- Index
- References
Summary
Electrodiagnostic studies are often at the centre of diagnostic strategies in neuromuscular disorders. The basic electrophysiological techniques commonly used are focused on documenting sufficient proof of dysfunction emanating from different parts of the peripheral nervous system: peripheral motor neuron, nerve root, plexus and peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction, and skeletal muscle. In short, dedicated nerve conduction studies and needle myography or a combination of these may be needed to help accurately identify the site and nature of the neuromuscular disorder (Fig. 4.1A–C). Appropriate and standardized instrumentation, including control of temperature and uniform sampling, is essential for meaningful interpretation. The electrodiagnostic techniques aligned with the main anatomical correlates underlying different neuromuscular disorders are discussed in this chapter.
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- Neuromuscular DiseaseA Case-Based Approach, pp. 35 - 41Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024