ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER

Course overview

ALTHOUGH NOT OFTEN PERFORMED, THE GOLD STANDARD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS REMAINS ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH INCLUDES NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES, NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, AND REPETITIVE NERVE STIMULATION. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INVALUABLE ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS OF NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES, NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, AND REPETITIVE NERVE STIMULATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.