Speaking the Language of Electrodiagnosis for Nerve Surgery

Courtesy: Authors: Robinson, LR

Andrew Yee
Published: November 29, 2021

Author Information
1Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

ABSTRACT
Understanding the language of electrodiagnosis is important for surgical decision making in nerve surgery. In this lecture, we will review several topics from the perspective from an electrodiagnostician for treatment of nerve injuries, which includes (1) localization, (2) identifying the characteristics of demyelination and axonal loss, (3) severity and prognosis, (4) Martin Gruber anastomosis, (5) donor health for nerve transfers, (6) recipient health for nerve surgery, and (7) post-surgical recovery.

KEYWORDS
Nerve injuries, nerve conduction studies, electromyography

TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Localizing the Nerve Injury
11:11 Demyelination or Axon Loss
17:24 Severity and Prognosis
27:20 Martin-Gruber Anastomosis
32:29 Donor Health for Nerve Transfers
33:26 Recipient Health for Nerve Surgery
38:50 Monitoring Recovery on EMG