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Myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disorder primarily characterized by muscle weakness and muscle fatigue, reported in a new survey by Penn State University researchers that the disease impacts their quality of life.
Most golfers are probably aware of their increased risk for upper limb injuries but few realize the how improper grip technique may contribute to nerve damage in their hands.
Diabetics with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, an acquired entrapment neuropathy causing pain and weakness of the hands, can benefit from surgery suggests research.
High frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise in improving motor functioning of stroke patients suggests a new study.
Patients who present with idiopathic neuropathy may in fact be experiencing the first signs of impaired glucose tolerance. In a recent study, findings suggested that electrophysiologic features were similar between patients with diagnosed diabetic neuropathy and those with prediabetes.
Patients with symptoms consistent with spinal stenosis may benefit from having both a needle electromyography examination, and magnetic resonance imaging. Research indicates that needle EMG is a complementary test for patients with spinal stenosis.
There is great debate in the medical community regarding whether carpal tunnel syndrome is based on a person's bone structure, what a person's does at work, or some other underlying reasons.
Sanofi-aventis proudly agreed to provide financial support to establish the Richard K. Olney Lectureship. Dr. Richard K. Olney, a now nationally known figure, has dedicated his life to finding a cure for ALS.
Patients with implanted cardiac devices and their physicians sometimes defer important electrodiagnostic testing because of anxiety about potential negative effects the testing may have on the device. Good news for these patients and physicians is that electrodiagnostic testing was found to pose minimal or no risk to patients with implanted cardiac devices such as permanent pacemakers and implanted cardiac defibrillators.
Although vaccines have reduced morbidity and mortality from many infections, several cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) have been reported following vaccination.
Kathryn A. Stolp, MD, of Mayo Clinic Rochester, was elected President of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) at the organization's annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Women with macromastia, a condition of having abnormally large breasts, often experience symptoms of neck pain, numbness, tingling, and pain and weakness in one or both hands. Though the neurological symptoms are common in women with macromastia, there has not been consensus in the medical community about how to determine the source of the problem.
Coronary stents are commonly used to open blocked arteries of patients with coronary artery disease. Increasingly, stents that release a drug that prevents recurrent narrowing of the coronary stents are used, and may cause numbness and tingling in some patients.
Children with neuromuscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy, may be at risk for suboptimal bone density due to low levels of vitamin D. Healthy bone density is important to assure proper growth and bone strength in children.
Massage is commonly regarded as a therapy associated with relieving muscle tension and pain. For some people, a routine massage may actually be the cause of considerable discomfort and physical disability.
Does your physician know when it is appropriate to refer you to a specialist to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? Due to a high prevalence of CTS, and the number of other conditions that mimic symptoms of CTS, a team of researchers set out to develop an easy screening questionnaire to help physicians determine when it is appropriate to refer a patient for nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography (EMG) - the two electrodiagnostic tests, most commonly used to diagnose CTS.
Even when patients are unable to respond, physicians can get valuable information from nerves that can assist in determining whether the patient will live or die in nontraumatic comatose patients. Even in a comatose state, electrically induced nerve responses can be interpreted because the nerve responses are not affected by therapeutic muscular paralysis that occurs when sedatives are given at high dosage.
A case report from the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine shows that in patients with weakened immune systems, electrodiagnostic testing may be the key to early identification of West Nile virus (WNV). Because patients who have weakened immune systems may not be able to produce the antibodies that are the early detectors for WNV, it can result in delayed diagnosis with potentially fatal consequences.
As bariatric surgical procedures (BSPs), or weight loss surgeries, have become increasingly common, so have their associated neurological complications. However, for patients with a pre-surgical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the benefits of the bariatric surgery may actually help improve the painful symptoms of CTS.
Patients suffering from back pain, sciatica, or a herniated disc, sometimes find relief with epidural steroid injections (ESI). Recent research has found that needle electromyography (EMG) can reliably predict, among other factors, the patient’s potential pain relief from these injections.
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