Comprehensive Electromyography

Section 1. Introductory Chapters: 1. Basic Electricity and Electrical Concepts Pertinent to EDX Medicine; 2. Instrumentation; 3. Anatomy and Physiology of Neurons; 4. Anatomy and Physiology of the Neuromuscular Junction; 5. Anatomy and Physiology of Muscle; Section 2. Nerve Conduction Studies: 6. Electrodes and Nerve Conduction Study Basics; 7. Motor Nerve Conduction Studies; 8. Sensory Nerve Conduction Studies; 9. The NCS Manifestations of various Pathophysiologies; 10. The Utility of NCS for Lesion Localization and Characterization; 11. Late Responses and Blink Reflexes; 12. Repetitive Nerve Stimulation Studies and their Manifestations; Section 3. Needle EMG: 13. The Needle Electrode Examination (Needle EMG); 14. The Needle EMG Manifestations of Pathology; 15. Single Fiber EMG and Macro EMG; Section 4. Other Pertinent Information: 16. Assessment, Prognosis, and Initial Management of Peripheral Nerve Injuries; 17. The EDX Manifestations of Disorders at Various Levels of the Neuraxis; 18. Common Pitfalls and their Resolution; 19. Safety Issues; 20. Nontechnical Issues, the Patient Encounter, and the EDX Report; Section 5. Case Studies in Electrodiagnsotic Medicine: Case 1 through Case X; Section 6. Appendices: Appendix 1. Anatomy of the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses; Appendix 2. Anatomy of the major upper and lower extremity nerves; Appendix 3. The myotomes of the upper and lower extremities; Appendix 4. The SNAP, CMAP, and needle EMG Domains of the brachial plexus; Appendix 5. The sensory and motor NCS techniques used in our EMG laboratories; Appendix 6. The age-related, normal control values for the sensory and motor NCS; Appendix 7. Our screening sensory NCS, motor NCS, and needle EMG studies; Appendix 8. The advantages and disadvantages of the EDX test components; Appendix 9. Needle EMG findings with lesions at various levels of the neuraxis.