New chapters are shown in bold type. The other chapters will be extensively revised and updated.
INTRODUCTION
1. Approach to Neuromuscular Diagnosis
(The aim of this new chapter is to share the thought process that experienced neuromuscular clinician use in making diagnoses.)
2. Electrodiagnostic Methods for the Study of Nerve and Muscle
BASIC ASPECTS
3. Nerve Physiology
4. Neuromuscular Junction Physiology
5. Muscle Physiology and the Motor Unit
6. Electrodiagnostic Apparatus
7. General Aspects of Needle Electromyography
8. Clinical Aspects of Needle Electromyography
9. Nerve Conduction Studies: Basic Principles and Pathologic Correlations
10. Quantitative and Related Techniques of Electromyography
11. Other Electrodiagnostic Techniques for the Evaluation of Neuromuscular Disorders
12. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of the Autonomic Nervous System
13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Nerve and Muscle in Health and Disease
(A brief review of MR technology will be presented. The MR characteristics of healthy muscle and nerve will then be shared. Then, the imaging correlates to various diseases of muscle and nerve will be discussed.)
14. Neuromuscular Ultrasound
(The technology and apparatus will first be introduced. The technique of conducting an evaluation will be presented. The imaging characteristics of normal muscle and nerve will be discussed before moving to a discussion of the correlates to common disease of muscle and nerve.)
CLINICAL ASPECTS
15. Myopathic Disorders and Myalgia
16. Motor Neuron Disorders
17. Muscle Fiber and Motor Unit Hyperactivity States
18. Polyneuropathy and Mononeuropathy Multiplex
19. Root and Plexus Lesions
20. Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
NERVES IN THE UPPER EXTREMITIES
21. Median Neuropathies
22. Ulnar Neuropathies
23. Radial Neuropathies
24. Disturbances of Other Nerves in the Upper Extremities
NERVES IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
25. Peroneal Neuropathies
26. Tibial and Sural Neuropathies
27. Sciatic Neuropathies
28. Disturbances of Other Nerves in the Lower Extremities
CRANIAL NERVES
29. Facial Neuropathies
30. Disturbances of Other Cranial Nerves and the Phrenic Nerve
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
31. Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Selected Aspects of the Central Nervous System
Appendix:
A Glossary of Terms Used in Clinical Electromyography