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Diagnostic ElectromyographyClinical and Pathological Correlation in Neuromuscular Disorders
JOHN G. HUMPHREY, M.D.;
G. MILTON SHY, M.D.
Arch Neurol. 1962;6(5):339-352.
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Introduction
The muscle fibers of a normal voluntary muscle produce electric discharges which are recorded as a compound action potential from the extracellular space. The quantitative and qualitative analyses of these action potentials and their deviations from normal are assessed during electromyography.
Historically, Adrian and Bronk, using a concentric-needle electrode, first recorded muscle action potentials in 1929.1 The development of the cathode ray oscilloscope and the improvements in amplifying systems have since made it possible to view and obtain records of the action potentials of voluntary muscle under a variety of conditions. Application of physiological techniques and principles, notably by Buchthal,2,3 has enhanced the knowledge and understanding of the changes recorded by electromyography in various pathological states of muscle and nerve.
Material and Methods
The electromyographic findings in 159 patients with neuromuscular disorders investigated at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health are summarized. In all
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Author Affiliations
TORONTO; BETHESDA, MD.
From the Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Bethesda, Md.
Footnotes
Received for publication Nov. 24, 1961.
This study was completed with the assistance of a grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada.
Read in part before the Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, Atlantic City, N.J., June 14, 1961.
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