Electromyography in Clinical Practice: Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Aspects of Neuromuscular Disease

A concise and practical guide to the electrodiagnostic procedures in current use for the investigation of patients with neuromuscular disease. Covers basic and clinical aspects of these diseases and related electrodiagnostic techniques, with special sections focusing on nerves in the upper limbs, nerves in the lower limbs, cranial nerves and the central nervous system. Third edition of this classic text - designed for students and neurologists who occasionally use EMG and a quick reference for experienced electromyographers - contains seven all-new chapters of expanded clinical materials and a useful and complete glossary.

Table of Contents:
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION: Electrodiagnostic Methods for the Study of Nerve and Muscle. SECTION 2 BASIC ASPECTS: Aspects of Nerve and Muscle Physiology. Properties and Functional Organization of Motor Units. Electromyographic Apparatus. General Aspects of Electromyography. Nerve Conduction Studies: Basic Principles and Pathologic Correlations. Other Electrodiagnostic Techniques for the Evaluation of Neuromuscular Disorders. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Selected Aspects of the Central and Autonomic Nervous Systems. SECTION 3 CLINICAL and ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC ASPECTS: Clinical Aspects of Electromyography. Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Aspects of Myopathic Disorders. Polyneuropathy and Mononeuropathy Multiplex. Root and Plexus Lesions. Neuromuscular Transmission and Its Disorders. SECTION 3 NERVES in the UPPER LIMBS: Median Neuropathies. Ulnar Neuropathies. Radial Neuropathies. Disturbances of Other Nerves in the Upper Extremities. SECTION 4 NERVES in the LOWER LIMBS: Peroneal Neuropathies. Tibial Neuropathies. Sciatic Neuropathies. Disturbances of Other Nerves in the Lower Extremities. SECTION 5 CRANIAL NERVES: the Facial Nerve and Its Disorders. Other Cranial Nerves. Appendix: a Glossary of Term Used in Clinical Electromyography. Index.

About the Author :
Dr. Michael J. Aminoff, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in neurology at the University of California San Francisco, is an internationally recognized neurologist, clinical investigator, and author. His published contributions led to the award of a Doctor of Science degree by the University of London in 2000. He is one of the two editors-in-chief of the four-volume Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (2003; 2014) as well as one of the series editors of the multivolume Handbook of Clinical Neurology. He was editor-in-chief of the journal Muscle & Nerve from 1998 to 2007 and has served on numerous other editorial boards. He was a director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for eight years and served as board chair in 2011. In 2006, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine and, in 2007, the A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurological Education from the American Academy of Neurology. In 2019 he received the Robert S. Schwab Award for outstanding contributions to research in peripheral clinical neurophysiology from the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.