Pediatric Electromyography Concepts and Clinical Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: McMillan, Hugh J. (Editor), Kang, Peter B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book describes how to perform nerve conduction studies and electromyography in children, and explains the relevant physiology and anatomy crucial to making a diagnosis. Relevant case presentations are included to aid learning, and the authors also focus on the practical applications of the test...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Concepts
• The utility of pediatric electromyography
• Basic anatomy of the peripheral nervous system
• Basic physiology of the peripheral nervous system
• Axonotmesis versus neurapraxia
• Anesthesia and sedation issues
• Nerve Conduction Studies
• Sensory studies
• Motor studies
• Repetitive stimulation
• Late responses
• Artifacts and technical factors
• Needle Electromyography
•  Spontaneous activity
• Motor unit analysis
• Single fiber EMG
• Artifacts and technical factors.-  Clinical Applications
• Differentiating nerve and root lesions
• Motor neuron disease
• Radiculopathies and plexopathies
• Acquired and inherited polyneuropathies
• Small fiber neuropathies
• Mononeuropathies
• Neuromuscular junction disorders
• Myopathies and myotonic disorders
• Appendices
• Normal value tables
• Case presentations.