Technical issues and potential complications of nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography

Devon I Rubin1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. rubin.devon@mayo.edu

Neurologic Clinics
|February 25, 2012
PubMed

Related Concept Videos

Nerve Repair Using a Bionic Conductive Scaffold Combined with Electrical Stimulation01:21

Nerve Repair Using a Bionic Conductive Scaffold Combined with Electrical Stimulation

Take an anesthetized rat with an exposed intact right sciatic nerve, which controls leg movement and sensation.Excise a nerve segment, creating a gap, severing the neuronal axons, and disrupting signal transmission.The severed distal axons deteriorate, detaching specialized nerve-repair or Schwann cells.Suture a bionic conductive nerve scaffold, a soft tube with microchannels, to the epineurium, the nerve’s outer layer, at both cut ends.Implant paired electrodes near the nerve ends,...
178
Surgical Approach and Complications of Stand-alone Lateral Trans-Psoas Interbody Fusion05:30

Surgical Approach and Complications of Stand-alone Lateral Trans-Psoas Interbody Fusion

Interbody fusion of the lumbar spine can be achieved surgically using different techniques. Minimally invasive techniques, including lateral interbody fusion, have been developed within recent decades to reduce rates of complications and allow for quicker patient recovery. We provide insight into stand-alone lateral trans-psoas interbody fusion, highlighting potential complications and...
1.5K
Efficacy of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling on Sciatic Nerve Pain: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Changes in a Chronic Constriction Injury Rat Model08:20

Efficacy of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling on Sciatic Nerve Pain: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Changes in a Chronic Constriction Injury Rat Model

We present a protocol for using Fu's subcutaneous needling in a chronic constriction injury model to induce sciatic nerve pain in rats.
2.7K
Intraosseous Needle Placement09:51

Intraosseous Needle Placement

Source: Julianna Jung, MD, FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland, USA
For unstable patients requiring urgent administration of medications, fluids, or blood products, establishing vascular access quickly is essential. However, there are many factors that can complicate placement of a peripheral intravenous cannula (PIV), and it is extremely common for PIV attempts to fail. PIV placement may be technically challenging in...
35.4K
Screening of Axonal Degeneration in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Ultrasonography and Nerve Conduction Studies06:40

Screening of Axonal Degeneration in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Ultrasonography and Nerve Conduction Studies

Here we present a protocol using nerve conduction studies and ultrasound to screen potential axonal degeneration associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. The criteria for differentiation are established. Compared to conventional approaches, this method is noninvasive, convenient, and efficient, with an overall satisfactory accuracy, sensitivity, and...
12.2K
An Ultrasonic Tool for Nerve Conduction Block in Diabetic Rat Models10:27

An Ultrasonic Tool for Nerve Conduction Block in Diabetic Rat Models

This work presents the methodology of applying high intensity-focused ultrasound to block the action potentials of diabetic neuropathic nerves.
7.9K