Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1 Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders
NEUROMUSCULAR INVESTIGATIONS
2 Biopsies and Neuromuscular Disease
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASOUND IN NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
4 Genetic Evaluation of Neuromuscular Disorders
INTERPRETING GENETIC REPORTS
RESOLUTION OF VARIANTS OF UNCERTAIN SIGNIFICANCE
5 Aspects of Nerve and Muscle Physiology
ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF NERVE AND MUSCLE
OTHER ASPECTS OF NERVE PHYSIOLOGY
OTHER ASPECTS OF MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY
6 Properties and Functional Organization of Motor Units
MUSCLE COMPONENT OF MOTOR UNITS
NEURAL INFLUENCE ON THE PROPERTIES OF MUSCLE
NEURONAL COMPONENTS OF MOTOR UNITS
MOTOR UNIT ACTIVITY DURING GRADATION OF MUSCLE CONTRACTION
RECRUITMENT ORDER OF MOTOR UNITS
7 Electrodiagnostic Apparatus
ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS
AMPLIFIER AND PREAMPLIFIER
STIMULATOR AND STIMULATING ELECTRODES
8 General Aspects of Needle Electromyography
ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY RECORDED FROM MUSCLE
9 Clinical Aspects of Needle Electromyography
DISORDERS OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION
IDENTIFICATION OF MUSCLES FOR CHEMODENERVATION PROCEDURES
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF THE PELVIC FLOOR
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY OF THE LARYNX AND UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY OF THE EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY OF THE DIAPHRAGM
10 Nerve Conduction Studies: Basic Principles and Pathologic Correlations
PRINCIPLES AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS
ERRORS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES
PHYSIOLOGIC FACTORS AFFECTING NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES
LIMITATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES
CORRELATION OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC FINDINGS WITH UNDERLYING PATHOLOGY
CLINICAL ELECTRODIAGNOSIS OFNERVE LESIONS
REPORTING AND INTERPRETATION OF NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES
11 Quantitative and Related Techniques of Electromyography and Electroneurography
QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
CONDUCTION STUDIES IN DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF NERVE FIBERS
ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MYOGRAPHY
12 Other Neurophysiologic Techniques for the Evaluation of Neuromuscular Disorders
SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS
INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING OF NERVES
TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING SMALL NERVE FIBERS
IMPEDANCE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
13 Evaluation of the Autonomic Nervous System
ANATOMY OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
CLINICAL FEATURES OF DYSAUTONOMIA
STUDIES OF AUTONOMIC FUNCTION
PART III Generalized Neuromuscular Disorders
14 Myopathic Disorders and Myalgia
DISORDERS OF LIPID METABOLISM
ASYMPTOMATIC OR PAUCI-SYMPTOMATIC HyperCKemia
INFECTIOUS AND PARAINFECTIOUS MYOPATHIES
CRITICAL ILLNESS MYOPATHY
MYOPATHY SECONDARY TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
MYOPATHY AND MALIGNANT DISEASE
15 Muscle Channelopathies
CHLORIDE CHANNELOPATHIES: MYOTONIC DISORDERS
SODIUM CHANNELOPATHIES: DISORDERS WITH MYOTONIA, PARALYSIS, OR BOTH
OTHER CATION CHANNELOPATHIES: PARALYTIC SYNDROMES WITHOUT MYOTONIA
DIAGNOSIS OF NONDYSTROPHIC MYOTONIAS
DIAGNOSIS OF PERIODIC PARALYSIS
TREATMENT OF MUSCLE CHANNELOPATHIES
16 Motor Neuron Disorders
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
SPINOBULBAR MUSCULAR ATROPHY (KENNEDY DISEASE)
NONHEREDITARY CAUSES OF MOTOR NEURON DISORDERS
17 Muscle Fiber and Motor Unit Hyperactivity States
DISORDERS OF PERIPHERAL NERVE
DISORDERS OF THE SPINAL CORD, BRAINSTEM, AND CEREBRAL CORTEX
18 Polyneuropathy and Mononeuropathy Multiplex
NEUROPATHIES Associated With INFECTIONS
NEUROPATHIES Associated With INFLAMMATORY PROCESSES
VASCULITIC AND OTHER ISCHEMIC NEUROPATHIES
NEUROPATHY IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
19 Root and Plexus Lesions
20 Neuromuscular Transmission and Its Disorders
PHYSIOLOGY OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION
DISORDERS OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION
A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATING NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION
PART IV Focal Neuropathies
21 Traumatic Neuropathy and Surgical Interventions
RESPONSES OF NERVE TO INJURY
CLASSIFICATIONS OF NERVE INJURY
ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
IMAGING ASPECTS OF TRAUMATIC NEUROPATHY
SURGICAL AND OTHER INTERVENTIONS
ANATOMY OF THE MEDIAN NERVE
ANOMALOUS INNERVATION OF THE HAND MUSCLES
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF MEDIAN NEUROPATHIES
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE MEDIAN NERVE
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF MEDIAN NEUROPATHIES
SONOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF THE MEDIAN NERVE
ANATOMY OF THE ULNAR NERVE
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF ULNAR NEUROPATHIES
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ULNAR NERVE
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF ULNAR NEUROPATHIES
ULTRASOUND IN ULNAR NEUROPATHY
ANATOMY OF THE RADIAL NERVE
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF RADIAL NEUROPATHIES
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE RADIAL NERVE
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF RADIAL NEUROPATHIES
IMAGING ASPECTS OF RADIAL NEUROPATHIES
DIAGNOSIS OF RADIAL NEUROPATHIES
RADIAL NEUROPATHY CASE VIGNETTE
25 Disturbances of Other Nerves in the Upper Extremities
26 Fibular (Peroneal) Neuropathies
ANATOMY OF THE FIBULAR (PERONEAL) NERVE
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF FIBULAR NEUROPATHIES
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE FIBULAR NERVE
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF FIBULAR NEUROPATHIES
27 Tibial and Sural Neuropathies
ANATOMY OF THE TIBIAL NERVE
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF TIBIAL NEUROPATHIES
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE TIBIAL NERVE
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF TIBIAL NEUROPATHIES
IMAGING ASPECTS OF TIBIAL NEUROPATHIES
DIAGNOSIS OF TIBIAL NEUROPATHY
ANATOMY OF THE SCIATIC NERVE
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF SCIATIC NEUROPATHIES
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE SCIATIC NERVE
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF SCIATIC NEUROPATHIES
29 Disturbances of Other Nerves in the Lower Extremities
LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE
CAUSES OF FACIAL NEUROPATHY
EXAMINATION OF THE FACIAL MUSCLES AND NERVE
OTHER ISOLATED FACIAL PALSIES
31 Disturbances of Other Cranial Nerves and the Phrenic Nerve
PART V Central Nervous System
32 Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Selected Aspects of the Central Nervous System
TREMOR AND RELATED PHENOMENA
OTHER TYPES OF ABNORMAL MOVEMENT
UPPER MOTOR NEURON LESIONS
APPENDIX 1 Glossary of Terms in Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Ultrasound
APPENDIX 2 Nerve Reference Values forUltrasonography