The Median Nerve (eBook)

Giuliano Gentili has been a Senior Clinical Neurophysiology Technician in the Neurology Service at San Camillo de’ Lellis General Hospital, Rieti, Italy, since 2010. He previously served as Professor at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” – S. Andrea Policlinic” of Rome, where he was responsible for the Clinical Neurophysiology Technology Program covering “Coma and brain death recording techniques”, “Evoked potentials (EP): recording techniques”, and “Electroencephalography (EEG): recording techniques”. He was also a Commission Member on the Clinical Neurophysiology Technology Program – graduation examination. Mario Di Napoli has been a Senior Neurology Consultant in the Neurology Service at San Camillo de’ Lellis General Hospital, Rieti, Italy, since 2008. His main fields of research are cerebrovascular disease, neuroinflammation, aging, stroke, preclinical and clinical research, therapeutic strategies, neuroregeneration, neurophysiology, and neurophysiological techniques. Dr. Di Napoli is Editor-in-Chief for Reviews in Health Care and a member of the editorial boards of ISBN Stroke and ISRN Inflammation. He is a longstanding member of the Neurosonology Research Group of the World Federation of Neurology.

Introduction.- List of abbreviations.- Synoptic table.- Sensory conduction studies index (according to practical criteria).- Part 1 Sensory conduction studies.- S1 Orthodromic technique at the wrist and at the elbow; stimulation of digit II.- S2 Orthodromic technique at the wrist and at the elbow; stimulation of digit II and of the wrist.- S3 Orthodromic technique at the wrist, at the elbow and at the axilla; stimulation of digit II and of the wrist.- S4 Orthodromic technique at the wrist and at the elbow; stimulation of digit II and III.- S5 Antidromic technique of digit II and III; stimulation of the wrist and of the elbow.- S6 Orthodromic technique on the palm and at the wrist; stimulation of digit III.- S7 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit II and V.- S8 Orthodromic technique on the palm and at the wrist; stimulation of digit I and III.- S9 Orthodromic technique of digit III and at the wrist; stimulation of digit III.- S10 Orthodromic technique at the wrist and at the elbow; stimulation of digit I and III.- S11 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation on the palm.- S12 Antidromic technique of digit II; stimulation of the elbow and of the wrist.- S13 Antidromic technique of digit II and V; stimulation of the wrist.- S14 Antidromic technique of digit II and V; stimulation of the wrist.- S15 Antidromic technique of digit II; stimulation of the elbow, wrist and on the palm.- S16 Antidromic technique of digit II; stimulation of the elbow, wrist and on the palm.- S17 Antidromic technique of digit II; stimulation of the wrist and on the palm.- S18 Antidromic technique of digit II and V; stimulation on the palm and of the wrist.- S19 Antidromic technique of digit I; stimulation of the wrist.- S20 Antidromic technique of digit III; stimulation of the wrist and on the palm.- S21 Antidromic technique of digit IV; stimulation of the wrist.- S22 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit I.- S23 Antidromic technique of digit III; stimulation of the wrist and on the palm.- S24 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit II, V and on the palm.- S25 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit II, V and  on the palm.- S26 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit II, III and on the palm.- S27 Antidromic technique of digit I, II, III and IV; stimulation of the wrist and on the palm.- S28 Antidromic technique of the palmar cutaneous branch; stimulation at the distal forearm.- S29 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit I.- S30 Antidromic technique of digit I; stimulation of the wrist.- S31 Orthodromic technique at the arm and at the axilla; stimulation on the palm and of the wrist.- S32 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit II, III, V and on the palm.- S33 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit IV.- S34 Antidromic technique of the wrist; stimulation at the forearm.- S35 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit I, II, III and IV.- S36 Orthodromic technique at the wrist and at the distal forearm; stimulation of digit I and of the palmar cutaneous branch.- S37- Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit IV.- S38 Antidromic technique to the digit II; stimulation of the wrist and on the palm.- S39 Antidromic technique of digit I, II, III and IV; stimulation of the wrist.- S40 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit III and on the palm.- S41 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation of digit I, II, III, IV and V.- S42 Antidromic technique of digit II and I; stimulation of the wrist.- S43 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation on the palm.- S44 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation on the palm. Antidromic techniques of digit IV and I; stimulation of the wrist.- S45 Antidromic technique of digit II and V; stimulation of the wrist.- S46 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation on the palm.- S47 Orthodromic technique at the wrist; stimulation on the palm.- S48 Orthodromic technique at the elbow; stimulation on the palm and at the wrist. Antidromic technique of digit II; stimulation on the palm, at the wrist and at the elbow.- S49 Orthodromic technique at the distal forearm; stimulation of the palmar cutaneous branch.- S50 Orthodromic technique on the palm and at the wrist; stimulation of digit II and III. Antidromic technique of digit II and III; stimulation on the palm and at the wrist.- S51 Antidromic technique of digit III; stimulation of the wrist.- S52 Antidromic technique of the palmar cutaneous branch; stimulation of the wrist.- S53 Antidromic technique on the palm; stimulation of the wrist.- S54 Orthodromic technique at the elbow; stimulation of the wrist. Orthodromic technique at the wrist and at the elbow; stimulation on the palm.- S55 Antidromic technique of digit II and III; stimulation on the palm, of the wrist and of the elbow.- Part 2.- Glossary.- Subject Index.