Foreword   Susan Garstang

xi

Foreword   George Varghese

xiii

Foreword   Joel Press

xv

Preface

xvii

Introduction

xix

Educational Goals

xxi

Course Logistics and Sample Schedule

xxiii

Contributors

Xxv

BASIC COURSE SYLLABUS

Introduction

1

Introduction to Elecrrodiagnostics   Gautam Malhotra

3

2

Instrumentation   Gautam Malhotra

9

3

Systematic Approach to Learning Nerve Conduction Studies   Gautam Malhotra and Chae K. Im

13

4

Systematic Approach to Performing Nerve Conduction Studies   Christopher J. Visco

15

Nerve Conduction Studies

5

Upper Limb Motor Studies   Kyle T. Stier

19

6

Upper Limb Sensory Studies   D.J. Kennedy

23

7

Lower Limb Motor Studies   Matthew E. Goodwin

29

8

Lower Limb Sensory Studies   Jennifer Epperlein

33

9

F-Waves   Christopher T. Plastaras

37

10

H-Reflexes   Leslie Rydberg

43

Needle EMG

11

Basic EMG Technique   Christopher J. Visco

49

12

Insertional and Spontaneous Activity   Christopher J. Visco

53

13

Basic Approach to EMG Waveform Recognition   Gautam Malhotra and Chae K. Im

57

14

Motor Unit Analysis   Casey J. O’Donnell

63

15

Recruitment   Casey J. O’Donnell

67

Important Concepts for Interpreting Studies

16

Orthodromic and Antidromic Nerve Conduction Studies   Luis Baerga-Varela

75

17

Temporal Dispersion and Phase Cancellation   Akshat Shah

79

18

Volume Conduction   Charles Buttaci

83

19

Anatomy for Electrodiagnosis   Avinash K. Bhandary and Gary P. Chimes

87

20

Interpreting Studies   Christopher J. Visco

97

21

Common Anomalies   Nigel Shenoy

101

ADVANCED COURSE SYLLABUS

Common Clinical Entities

22

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome   Ellen Casey

111

23

Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow   Roseanna Jackson-Parekh

119

24

Radial Neuropathy   Jonathan S. Kirschner

125

25

Anterior Interosseous Nerve Lesion   Stephen J. Cohen

131

26

Fibular (Peroneal) Neuropathy   Jennifer Baima

135

27

Tibial Neuropathy   Brian K White

143

28

Femoral Neuropathy   Shailen Greene

151

29

Lumbosacral Radiculopathy   Michael Romello

159

30

Cervical Radiculopathy   Monica Rho

167

31

Facial Nerve and Blink Studies   Kevin Carniero

173

32

Repetitive Stimulation and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders   Jeffrey Strakowski

179

33

Peripheral Neuropathy   Michael Mallow

183

34

Brachial Plexopathy   Kevin Hakimi

187

35

Motor Neuron Disease   James Wyss

197

36

Myopathy   Gautarn Malhotra and Chae K. Im

203

APPENDICES

A

Assessment System

211

B

Objectives by Year

219

C

Schedule for Practical Assessment

227

D

Recommended Reading

229

E

Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions

231

Index

243