Manual of Nerve Conduction Velocity and Clinical Neurophysiology

The Third Edition of the definitive reference manual provides expert guidance for performing motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity and latency studies, as well as repetitive stimulation of motor nerves. In nearly twenty chapters, this accessible guide describes each nerve conduction technique step by step, complemented by detailed illustrations showing the location of active, reference, ground, and stimulating electrodes. The book provides ready access to standardised values for these studies and covers nerves both commonly and uncommonly tested in the EMG laboratory. Included are new sections on itraoperatice monitoring using somatosensory evoked potentials; auditory and visual evoked potentials; magnetoelectric stimulation; the motor unit action potential analysis; and single fiber EMG. The book's extensive coverage begins with the cranial nerves and cervical plexus, continues with nerves of the upper extremity, then the intercostal nerves, then the nerves of the lower extremity. This is followed by reflexes, late waves and long latencies; conduction studies in premature infants and children; and repetitive stimulation.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Introduction: basic nerve conduction studies - general information; techniques - general considerations; technical procedures; troubleshooting; temperature effects on nerve conduction velocities and latencies; other variability in nerve conduction velocities and common sources of error. Part 2 Cranial nerves: facial nerve distal motor latency to the nasalis muscle orbicularis oris; facial nerve distal motor latency to the orbicularis oris; hypoglossal motor nerve conduction latency. Part 3 Cervical plexus: greater nerve conduction; spinal accessory nerve motor latency; phrenic nerve motor. Part 4 Upper extremity nerves: long thoracic nerve motor latency; dorsal scapular nerve motor latency; suprascapular nerve motor latency to supraspinatus and infraspinatus; axilliary nerve motor latency to the deltoid; musculocutaneous motor latency to the biceps brachii; musculocutaneous sensory latency and nerve conduction velocity; radial motor nerve conduction velocity; radial motor nerve conduction to extensor digitorum communis; radial nerve distal sensory latency; anterior interosseous nerve motor latency to the pronator quadratus; median motor nerve conduction velocity and latency; median nerve distal sensory latency; median nerve sensory conduction - short segment stimulation at the wrist; median orthodromic and antidromic studies; C-8 and T-1 nerve root stimulation; electrodiagnostic values through the thoracic outlet using C-8 root studies, F waves and cervical somatosensory evoked potential; ulnar motor nerve conduction velocity; ulnar nerve motor conduction latency to the first dorsal interosseous muscle; ulnar nerve motor conduction across the elbow - short segment stimulation; ulnar nerve distal sensory latency; dorsal cutaneous ulnar nerve conduction; medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve conduction and latency. Part 5 Intercostal nerve motor latency: intercostal nerve distal latency and conduction velocity. Part 6 Lower extremity nerves. Part 7 Reflex, wave and long latency. Part 8 Motor nerve conduction velocity studies in premature infants, infants and children. Part 9 Repetitive stimulation. Part 10 Somatosensory evoked potentials. Part 11 Movement-related potentials. Part 12 Intraoperative monitoring using somatosensory evoked potentials. Part 13 Auditory and visual evoked potentials. Part 14 Magnetoelectric stimulation. Part 15 Motor unit action potential analysis. Part 16 Single fibre electromyography. Part 17 Anatomy. Appendix.