[Serum enzymes and electromyography in neuromuscular diseases: comparative study of 817 cases]

This study reports the relationship of the serum enzymes (creatinekinase 817 cases, lactic dehydrogenase 784 cases, aldolase 718 cases, aspartate aminotransferase 767 cases and alanine aminotransferase 760 cases) and electromyography (EMG) of 588 cases (20 normal, 299 with myopathic pattern, 209 with denervation and 69 with neuromyopathic pattern) in several neuromuscular disorders. The relationships were studied using descriptive statistic and chi-square tests. It was found a statistical significance with the increased serum enzyme level with the myopathic EMG pattern and an inverse relationship with the denervation EMG. This relation was more important with the creatinekinase, following aldolase and lactic dehydrogenase. The EMG denervation pattern did not have any relation with serum enzyme levels.