Electrodiagnosis in diseases of nerve and muscle :
[Book]
principles and practice /
Jun Kimura
4th ed
New York :
Oxford University Press,
c2013
xxix, 1146 p. :
ill. ;
26 cm. +
1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Anatomic basis for localization -- Electrical properties of nerve and muscle -- Electronic systems -- Anatomy and physiology of the peripheral nerve and types of nerve pathology -- Principles of nerve conduction studies -- Assessment of individual nerves -- The F wave and the A wave -- Studies of the facial nerve and the blink reflex -- H, T, and Masseter reflexes and the silent period -- Other techniques to assess the peripheral nerve -- Facts, fallacies and fancies of nerve conduction studies -- Anatomy and physiology of the skeletal muscle -- Electromyography and other measures of muscle function -- Types of electromyographic abnormalities -- Examination of nonlimb muscles -- Single-fiber and macro electromyography -- Anatomy and physiology of the neuromuscular junction -- Repetitive nerve stimulation and exercise tests -- Somatosensory evoked potential -- Multiple evoked potentials -- Intraoperative monitoring -- Diseases of the spinal cord -- Radiculopathies and plexopathies -- Polyneuropathies and mononeuropathies multiplex -- Mononeuropathies and entrapment syndromes -- Myasthenia gravis, myasthenic syndrome, and related disorders -- Myopathies -- Neuromuscular diseases characterized by abnormal muscle activities -- Studies for the pediatric and geriatric populations