Practical Approach to Electromyography

MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Attending Neurologist, Neuromuscular Unit and EMG Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital||MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Attending Neurologist, Massachusetts General Hospital|MBBS (Hons class I); PhD; FRACP, Associate Professor of Neurology, Sydney Medical School, Westmead, University of Sydney, Director of Neurophysiology, Westmead Hospita

SECTION I APPROACH TO CLINICAL PROBLEMS: 1. Approach to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; 2. Approach to Ulnar Neuropathy; 3. Approach to Radial Neuropathy, Peroneal Neuropathy, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, and Bell's Palsy; 4. Approach to Radiculopathy and Plexopathy; 5. Approach to Rotator Cuff Injury and Winged Scapula; 6. Approach to Polyneuropathy (Primary Axonal vs Primary Demyelinating); 7. Approach to Neuromuscular Junction Disorders; 8. Approach to Myopathy; SECTION II NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES: 9. Nerve Conduction Studies; 10. Potential Pitfalls of Nerve Conduction Studies; 11. Pictorial Guide to Nerve Conduction Studies; SECTION III NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY: 12. Needle Electromyography; 13. Pictorial Guide to Needle Electromyography; 14. Atlas of Spontaneous Activities; 15. Atlas of Motor Unit Action Potentials; Appendix A. How to Write an EMG Report; Appendix B. How to Read an Outside EMG Report; Appendix C. Normal Values