- Dedication
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Foreword for the First Edition
- Preface for the First Edition
- Acknowledgments for the First Edition
- 1 Anatomic Basis for Localization
- 2 Electrical Properties of Nerve and Muscle
- 3 Electronic Systems
- 4 Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Nerve and Types of Nerve Pathology
- 5 Principles of Nerve Conduction Studies
- 6 Assessment of Individual Nerves
- 7 The F Wave and the A Wave
- 8 Studies of the Facial Nerve and the Blink Reflex
- 9 H, T, and Masseter Reflexes and the Silent Period
- 10 Other Techniques to Assess the Peripheral Nerve
- 11 Facts, Fallacies, and Fancies of Nerve Conduction Studies
- 12 Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal Muscle
- 13 Electromyography and Other Measures of Muscle Function
- 14 Types of Electromyographic Abnormalities
- 15 Examination of Nonlimb Muscles
- 16 Single-Fiber and Macro Electromyography
- 17 Anatomy and Physiology of the Neuromuscular Junction
- 18 Repetitive Nerve Stimulation and Exercise Tests
- 19 Somatosensory Evoked Potential
- 20 Motor Evoked Potentials
- 21 Intraoperative Monitoring
- 22 Diseases of the Spinal Cord
- 23 Radiculopathies and Plexopathies
- 24 Polyneuropathies and Mononeuropathies Multiplex
- 25 Mononeuropathies and Entrapment Syndromes
- 26 Myasthenia Gravis, Myasthenic Syndrome, and Related Disorders
- 27 Myopathies
- 28 Neuromuscular Diseases Characterized by Abnormal Muscle Activities
- 29 Studies for the Pediatric and Geriatric Population
- 30 Data Analysis and Reporting
- Index
(p. 235) Other Techniques to Assess the Peripheral Nerve
- Chapter:
- (p. 235) Other Techniques to Assess the Peripheral Nerve
- Author(s):
Jun Kimura
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199738687.003.0010
This chapter discusses various techniques that supplement nerve conduction studies.Electrophysiologic evaluations of the sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways help confirm a clinical diagnosis of autonomic neuropathy. Noninvasive studies for cardiovascular function include heart-rate (R-R intervals) variation with breathing, spectral analysis of heart rate, valsalva ratio and vagal reactivity tested by blood pressure, and heart-rate response to changes in posture and eyeball pressure. Other methods covered in this section include motor unit number estimates, assessment of refractory period after supramaximal stimulation, threshold tracking and threshold electrotonus with subthreshold stimulation, and other types of evaluation of nerve function such as microneurography and quantitaive sensory testing.
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- Dedication
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Foreword for the First Edition
- Preface for the First Edition
- Acknowledgments for the First Edition
- 1 Anatomic Basis for Localization
- 2 Electrical Properties of Nerve and Muscle
- 3 Electronic Systems
- 4 Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Nerve and Types of Nerve Pathology
- 5 Principles of Nerve Conduction Studies
- 6 Assessment of Individual Nerves
- 7 The F Wave and the A Wave
- 8 Studies of the Facial Nerve and the Blink Reflex
- 9 H, T, and Masseter Reflexes and the Silent Period
- 10 Other Techniques to Assess the Peripheral Nerve
- 11 Facts, Fallacies, and Fancies of Nerve Conduction Studies
- 12 Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal Muscle
- 13 Electromyography and Other Measures of Muscle Function
- 14 Types of Electromyographic Abnormalities
- 15 Examination of Nonlimb Muscles
- 16 Single-Fiber and Macro Electromyography
- 17 Anatomy and Physiology of the Neuromuscular Junction
- 18 Repetitive Nerve Stimulation and Exercise Tests
- 19 Somatosensory Evoked Potential
- 20 Motor Evoked Potentials
- 21 Intraoperative Monitoring
- 22 Diseases of the Spinal Cord
- 23 Radiculopathies and Plexopathies
- 24 Polyneuropathies and Mononeuropathies Multiplex
- 25 Mononeuropathies and Entrapment Syndromes
- 26 Myasthenia Gravis, Myasthenic Syndrome, and Related Disorders
- 27 Myopathies
- 28 Neuromuscular Diseases Characterized by Abnormal Muscle Activities
- 29 Studies for the Pediatric and Geriatric Population
- 30 Data Analysis and Reporting
- Index