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 ...

Neurology C. K. Jablecki, M. T. Andary, M. K. Floeter, et al. the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Academy of Neurology, and syndrome : Report of the American Association of Practice parameter: Electrodiagnostic studies in carpal tunnel December 6, 2011 This information is current as of http://www.neurology.org/content/58/11/1589.full...

INTRODUCTION Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorder for which there is no effective treatment. The diagnosis is dependent on the clinical presentation and consistent electrodiagnostic studies. Typically, there is a combination of upper and lower motor neuron signs as well as electrodiagnostic studies indicative of diffuse motor axonal injury. Th...

OBJECTIVES Previous studies of small numbers of patients have shown that antisulphatide autoantibodies are associated with polyneuropathies having a prominent sensory component. However, clinical and electrodiagnostic features are variable. The range of clinical and electrodiagnostic findings in 19 patients with polyneuropathies and high titre (> 4500) serum IgM antisulphatide antibodies is des...

Background Misdiagnosis of ATTR and late diagnosis may be detrimental hampering adequate management and delaying therapy onset. Objective of the present study was to investigate in a large single-centre cohort of genetically– confirmed ATTR patients the prevalence, type and causes of misdiagnoses. Given the high frequency of cases erroneously diagnosed as having chronic inflammatory demyelinati...