Electromyography in Clinical Practice: A Case Study Approach

The first clinically oriented EMG book that correlates actual patient history, examination, EMG findings, relevant anatomy, treatment, and follow-up. Each chapter relates an actual case history and examination with feature tables of nerve conduction studies and needle examinations. Readers can work through the problem presented and are provided explanatory answers and a summary discussion of the clinical case. Case studies provide the resident with guidance on how to proceed when faced with a new patient and provide practicing clinicians with interesting real-world information.

* Clinically oriented approach correlates actual patient history, examination, EMG findings, relevant anatomy, and follow-up. * Details actual case studies from the practices of experts to provide current, real-world information. * Contains standardized tables summarizing the results of nerve conduction studies and EMG data. * Provides suggested readings in each chapter to give further information on the condition presented.