A Companion to Peripheral Nervous System Examination

This volume represents a comprehensive manual including the clinical and electrophysiological methods to approach the electrodiagnosis of the patients with neuromuscular disorders. The muscle testing and the electrophysiological techniques are in-depth described and richly illustrated. Comments and key points are provided and possible pitfalls remarked. For nerve conduction studies, pictures of normal and abnormal recordings are reported and critically analyzed; reference values are also provided, as well.

ProvisionalPreface.- Part I.- Introduction.- Principles of muscle testing.- Anatomy for needle electromyography.- Principles of nerve conduction studies.- Teaching cases.- Part II. Appendix.- Basics of electricity and electronics.- Electrical safety and iatrogenic complications of electrodiagnostic studies. electronics.- Electrical safety and iatrogenic complications of electrodiagnostic studies.