Electromyography and Evoked Potentials: Theories and Applications

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Animal Models of Motor Disorders....Pages 2-8
Abnormalities of Mechanoreceptor-Evoked Electromyographic Activity in Central Motor Disorders....Pages 9-18
The Pathophysiology of Central Paresis....Pages 19-21
A Functional Approach to Understanding Spasticity....Pages 22-29
Akinesia in Parkinsonism Pharmacological and Physiological Analysis....Pages 30-34
The Pathophysiology of Chorea, Tics and Dystonia....Pages 35-36
Stereoencephalotomy and Motor Control....Pages 37-44
Comments on Research in Central Disorders of Movement....Pages 45-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Concepts in Neural Control of Posture and Locomotion....Pages 48-49
Control of Human Locomotion by Group I Reflex Pathways from Ankle Extensors....Pages 50-55
Fusimotor »Set« vs. α-γ Linkage in Voluntary Movement in Cats....Pages 56-63
Control of Neural Prostheses....Pages 64-67
Characteristics of Increased Postural Sway and Abnormal Long Loop Responses in Patients with Cerebellar Diseases and Parkinsonism....Pages 68-74
Cutaneo-Muscular Control Mechanisms in Health and Disease: Possible Implications on Spasticity....Pages 75-83
Quantification of Spasticity....Pages 84-91
Clinical Neurophysiology of Spinal Cord and Neuropharmacology....Pages 92-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Trends in EMG Methods and Applications in Restorative Neurology....Pages 98-98
Critical Evaluation of Needle EMG Methods....Pages 99-102
Spectral Analysis of EMG....Pages 103-107
Clinical Applications of Spectral Analysis of EMG....Pages 108-113
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Computer Pattern Recognition of Motor Unit Potentials....Pages 114-121
Clinical Applications of Recent Developments in EMG....Pages 122-128
Pre- and Postoperative Electrophysiological Assessment of Entrapped Sutured and Grafted Nerves — Current Advances in Nerve Microsurgery....Pages 129-139
Comments on Restorative Microsurgery and EMG Monitoring....Pages 140-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Clinical Uses of Recorded Jaw and Blink Reflexes....Pages 146-153
Auditory Nerve — Brainstem Evoked Responses: Neurophysiology and Neurological Diagnosis....Pages 154-159
Neural Generator of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Components in Man....Pages 160-169
Somatosensory Potentials to Lower Limb Stimulation. The Origin of Short Latency Tibial SEPs....Pages 170-176
Technical Aspects of Surgical Monitoring Using Evoked Potentials....Pages 177-180
Brainstem Disorders and Coma: Evaluation and Monitoring Using Evoked Potentials and Brainstem Reflexes....Pages 181-186
Critical Evaluation of Evoked Potentials in Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 187-195
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials to Lower Extremity Stimulation: Clinical Utility in the Pediatric Age Group....Pages 196-201
Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SEP) in Myoclonus....Pages 202-206
Current Concepts and Trends in Clinical Uses of Evoked Potentials and Brainstem Reflexes....Pages 207-207
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Proximal and Distal Conduction Velocities in Neuropathies....Pages 210-216
Hereditary Motor Neuronopathies (Spinal Muscular Atrophies)....Pages 217-224
Electrophysiological Findings in Different Forms of Infantile and Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy....Pages 225-231
Membrane Disturbances in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy....Pages 232-238
Myotonia, Paramyotonia and Periodic Paralysis....Pages 239-245
Entrapment Neuropathies....Pages 246-250
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Autonomic Neuropathies: The Earliest Abnormalities....Pages 251-255
Back Matter....Pages 257-268