BACKGROUND Phlebotomy is one of the routine procedures done in medical labs daily. CASE PRESENTATION A 52 yr woman noted shooting pain and dysesthesia over her right side anterolateral aspect of forearm, clinical examination and electrodiagnostic studies showed severe involvement of right side lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve. CONCLUSION Phlebotomy around lateral aspect of antecubital f...

Key Practice Points: • Upper limb entrapment neuropathies can present clinically similar to various musculoskeletal conditions. • History, physical examination, and electrodiagnostic studies alone do not always accurately identify the correct diagnosis. • The practioner’s ability to employ a combination of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal ultrasound can be a powerful adjuvant to clinical and e...

INTRODUCTION We sought to investigate the reliability of a new electrodiagnostic method for identifying Electrodiagnosis of Brachial Plexus & Vessel Compression Syndrome (BPVCS) in rats that involves the application of transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potentials (TES-MEPs) combined with peripheral nerve stimulation compound muscle action potentials (PNS-CMAPs). RESULTS The lat...

Electrodiagnostic testing is used widely for the full characterization of neuromuscular disorders and for providing unique information on the processes underlying the pathology of peripheral nerves and muscles. However, such testing should be considered as an extension of anamnesis and physical examination, not as pathognomonic of a specific disease entity. There are many pitfalls that could le...

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder that affects peripheral nerves by repeated focal pressure. HNPP can be diagnosed by clinical findings, electrodiagnostic studies, histopathological features, and genetic analysis. Ultrasonography is increasingly used for the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases; however, sonographic feat...

There is a need for practitioners to be knowledgeable about potential complications from nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography as well as to know how to reduce the risk of such complications. Since a summary of risks inherent to electrodiagnostic (EDX) medicine was first published over one decade ago, publication of additional literature and technological advances warrant reasses...

(1) Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a compressive mononeuropathy of the median nerve at wrist, is rare in childhood and occurs most frequently due to secondary causes. (2) Methods: Medical history, electrodiagnostic findings, imaging data patients with CTS from two pediatric neuromuscular centers were analyzed retrospectively. The etiology was investigated compared literature. (3) Res...

A number of orthopedic injuries can occur during epileptic seizures. Anterior shoulder dislocation is one such orthopedic injury that is quite rare. The shoulder dislocation may injure the brachial plexus. Besides seizures, the nerves can also be damaged by anticonvulsive therapy. Muscle wasting following a seizure can misguide a clinician to investigate only neural or muscular pathologies. We ...