Professional paper

Electromyoneurographic study in inflammatory and noninflammatory myopathies

Marija Žagar ; Clinical Department for Neuromusculatory Diseases, Clinic for Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Electromyoneurographic (EMNG) study is very useful in diagnosis of myopathy. Motor unit action potentials are low-amplitude, polyphasic and short duration and can be present to variable degree in different type of myopathies. Four components of needle EMG provide important information; morphology of motor unit action potentials, spontaneus activity, insertional activity and recruitment. Myopathy associtaed with fibrillations ussualy have components of inflammation and necrosis. Although there are no EMG findings for a specific disorders or couse, the combined patterns of findings may be characteristic of certain types of myopathy.

Keywords

electromyoneurographic study; inflammatory and noninflammatory myopathies

Hrčak ID:

124037

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/124037

Publication date:

25.10.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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