کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6016790 1580033 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Review articleNerve conduction studies and needle EMG in very small children
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب تکاملی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Review articleNerve conduction studies and needle EMG in very small children
چکیده انگلیسی

Nerve conduction studies and needle EMG in children under two years of age present a considerable technical challenge to the neurophysiologist. However, with adaptations of both the equipment used and the methods applied, useful results can be obtained in most cases. Normative data exists against which results can be compared exists but are not comprehensive and often the experience of the practitioner is most important for interpretation of the results. Conditions, which are diagnosed fall under the broad categories of disorders of nerve, anterior horn cell, muscle or neuromuscular junction, with certain conditions seen more commonly than in older children. Examples include hypomyelinating neuropathy, SMARD, myotonic dystrophy, congenital myasthenic syndrome, and neonatal brachial plexopathy. While few practitioners perform EMG in children so young the rewards may be considerable with information obtained that is almost always important in the management of the children. It is feasible for any trained neurophysiologists to do and more should be encouraged to offer this service which comprises one quarter of the author's clinical case load.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Paediatric Neurology - Volume 16, Issue 3, May 2012, Pages 285-291
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