Author/Editor		Trontelj, JV
Title		Single fibre electromyography: guidelines for fibre density estimation and jitter measurement by axonal microstimulation
Type		članek
Source		In: Trontelj JV, editor. Proceedings of the EC-IFCN (European chapter of the International federation of clinical neurophysiology) Ljubljana 2001. Regional EMG refresher course with the 17th dr. Janez Faganel memorial lecture; 2001 Oct 12-13; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: University medical centre, Institute of clinical neurophysiology,
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. III.3-1-23
Language		eng
Abstract		Fibre density (FD) provides an insight into the internal architecture of the motor unit, but does not give a measure of the total number of the muscle fibres in a muscle. In neurogenic conditions, it offers an early and sensitive index of reinnervation. in myopathies, increased FD reflects fibre splitting and non-uniform fibre atrophy, but other mechanisms are possible. Mean interspike interval is a sensitive measure of fibre size variation and can be an early neurophysiological sign of myopathy.
Descriptors		ELECTROMYOGRAPHY MUSCLE FIBERS AXONS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES BOTULISM