Author/Editor		Trontelj, Jože V; Stalberg, Erik V
Title		Stimulation SFEMG: a diagnostic method and a tool in research
Type		članek
Source		In: Kimura J, Shibasaki H, editors. Recent addvances in clinical neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th international congress of EMG and clinical neurophysiology; 1995 Oct 15-19; Kyoto. Amsterdam: Elsevier science B.V.,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 280-7
Language		eng
Abstract		Stimulation SFEMG has evolved into a useful modification of the original method introduced in the 60s by Ekstedt and Stalberg. It is based on a combination of well-controllable, highly selective activation with highly selective recording. Among the advantages of the method is its greater precision, and hence diagnostic sensitivity, since only single neuromuscular junctions rather than pairs are studied, and the often disturbing effect of muscle fiber velocity recovery function (VRF) can be eliminated. The main use of stimulation SFEMG remains in the diagnosis of neuromuscular transmission disorders in which it offers additional sensitivity (close to 100%). Moreover, the study of individual neuromuscular junctions at different stimulation rates allows a better differentiation betwen the pre- and postsynaptic abnormalities.
Descriptors		MYASTHENIA GRAVIS NERVE FIBERS NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC STIMULATION AXONS MOTOR ENDPLATE