Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Peripheral Neuropathies

ABSTRACT

The authors discuss the techniques and use of electrodiagnosis to help fully characterize peripheral neuropathies, including electrodiagnostic principles, normal findings, correlations between underlying nerve pathology that leads to abnormal electrodiagnostic findings, and how to detect and interpret electrodiagnostic findings.

KEYWORDS

Nerve conduction studies - electrodiagnosis - peripheral neuropathies

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