ABNORMAL SPONTANEOUS ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY

Course overview

THE MUSCLE IS NORMALLY ELECTRICALLY SILENT OUTSIDE THE END-PLATE ZONE. THEREFORE, ABNORMAL SPONTANEOUS ACTIVITY IS CONSIDERED WHEN THERE IS THE PERSISTENCE OF SPONTANEOUS ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF THE END-PLATE ZONE, USUALLY DEFINED AS LASTING MORE THAN 3 SECONDS ON AN EMG RECORDING. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES ABNORMAL SPONTANEOUS ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY SEEN IN A VARIETY OF SPECIFIC PATHOLOGIES AND DISEASES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN TREATING THESE CONDITIONS.