Quantitative measurements and analysis in electrodiagnostic studies : present and future

• Electrodiagnostic studies (nerve conduction and needle electromyography) are powerful methods to study diseases of nerves and muscles. Conduction studies are performed to assess the continuity, anatomic course, excitability, number of axons and their synaptic connections, while needle electromyography examination is performed to assess the ‘electrical stability’ of the muscle fiber membrane, and the study of motor units (architecture, activation and number). We have reviewed the relationship between the quantitative measurements and the generators of the recorded potentials. Based on these relationships, the expected patterns of abnormalities for different pathologies are tabulated. This gives us a better appreciation of the sensitivity, specificity and usefulness of different tests when planning and conducting an electrodiagnostic examination. The limitations of current methods are indicated to suggest the need for future development.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Fysiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Physiology (hsv//eng)

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Electromyography

F wave

interference pattern

motor NCS

motor unit

motor unit potential

MUNE

nerve conduction

quantitative EMG

recruitment

sensory NCS

SFEMG

Neurophysiology

Neurofysiologi

klinisk neurofysiologi

Clinical Neurophysiology

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