Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders,4/e > Rehabilitation

Successfully correlate electrodiagnostic findings and neuromuscular ultrasound with key clinical findings with Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders, 4th Edition. This popular text is the go-to resource for clinicians at all levels of experience who have an interest in neuromuscular medicine, including those studying for the AANEM board exam. An easy-to-read writing style, abundant case studies, and learning features online help you master the electrodiagnostic evaluation and improve safety and accuracy.

Key Features

•Helps you diagnose neuromuscular disorders more quickly and accurately, and correlate electromyographic and clinical findings.
•Explains complex subject matter in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly manner.
•Includes dozens of detailed, cross-sectional anatomy drawings to ensure correct EMG needle placement and avoid neurovascular injuries.
•Features new chapters on Neuromuscular Ultrasound, as well as incorporating neuromuscular ultrasound in the evaluation of clinical neuromuscular disorders along with electrodiagnostic studies in many of the clinical chapters.
•Provides up-to-date information on iatrogenic complications of electrodiagnostic studies and newly defined genetic neuromuscular conditions.
•Includes online access to more than 70 videos that allow you to see and hear the EMG waveforms discussed in the text, as well as a convenient "Test Your Knowledge" module.
•Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Section I: Overview of Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Chapter-1: Approach to Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Chapter-2: Anatomy and Neurophysiology

Section II: Fundamentals of Nerve Conduction Studies

Chapter-3: Basic Nerve Conduction Studies
Chapter-4: Late Responses
Chapter-5: Blink Reflex
Chapter-6: Repetitive Nerve Stimulation

Section III: Sources of Error: Anomalies, Artifacts, Technical Factors and Statistics

Chapter-7: Anomalous Innervations
Chapter-8: Artifacts and Technical Factors
Chapter-9: Basic Statistics for Electrodiagnostic Studies

Section IV: Detailed Nerve Conduction Studies

Chapter-10: Routine Upper Extremity, Facial, and Phrenic Nerve Conduction Techniques
Chapter-11: Routine Lower Extremity Nerve Conduction Techniques

Section V: Fundamentals of Electromyography

Chapter-12: Basic Overview of Electromyography
Chapter-13: Anatomy for Needle Electromyography
Chapter-14: Basic Electromyography: Analysis of Spontaneous Activity
Chapter-15: Basic Electromyography: Analysis of Motor Unit Action Potentials

Section VI: Clinical-Electrophysiologic Correlations Part I: Common Mononeuropathies:

Chapter-16: Clinical–Electrophysiologic Correlations: Overview and Common Patterns
Chapter-17: Median Neuropathy at the Wrist
Chapter-18: Proximal Median Neuropathy
Chapter-19: Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
Chapter-20: Ulnar Neuropathy at the Wrist
Chapter-21: Radial Neuropathy
Chapter-22: Peroneal Neuropathy
Chapter-23: Femoral Neuropathy
Chapter-24: Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Chapter-25: Facial and Trigeminal Neuropathy

Part II: Polyneuropathy

Chapter-26: Polyneuropathy

Part III: Motor Neuron Disease

Chapter-27: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Its Variants
Chapter-28: Atypical Motor Neuron Disorders

Part IV: Radiculopathy, Plexopathies, and Proximal Neuropathies
Chapter-29: Radiculopathy
Chapter-30: Brachial Plexopathy
Chapter-31: Proximal Neuropathies of the Shoulder and Arm
Chapter-32: Lumbosacral Plexopathy
Chapter-33: Sciatic Neuropathy

Part V: Disorders of Neuromuscular Junction and Muscle
Chapter-34: Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
Chapter-35: Myopathy
Chapter-36: Myotonic Muscle Disorders and Periodic Paralysis Syndromes

Section VII: Electromyography in Special Clinical Settings
Chapter-37: Approach to Electrodiagnostic Studies in the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter-38: Approach to Pediatric Electromyography

Section VIII: Electronics and Instrumentation
Chapter-39: Basics of Electricity and Electronics for Electrodiagnostic Studies
Chapter-40: Electrical Safety and Iatrogenic Complications of Electrodiagnostic Studies

- Author Information- 

 By David C. Preston, MD, Professor of Neurology, Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Program Director, Neurology Residency, Co-Director, EMG Laboratory, Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center; Cleveland, Ohio and Barbara E. Shapiro, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Director, Neuromuscular Research, Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio