EMG/NCS Online Series: Volume X Single Fiber Electromyography

EMG on DVD series: Volume X
Series Editors: Sanjeev Nandedkar, Ph.D. &  Anjali Nandedkar, Ph.D.

Principles of SFEMG
Needle, Sensitivity and Instrumentation
Fiber Density Measurements
Jitter Phenomenon and Stimulation SFEMG
Jitter Measurement During Voluntary Activation
Quality Control in SFEMG
Jitter During Voluntary Activation and Stimulation
Velocity Recovery Function

SFEMG: Recording and Analysis
Volition SFEMG
Frontalis
Biceps Brachii
Extensor Digitorum Communis

Fiber Density
Extensor Digitorum Communis

Stimulation SFEMG
Frontalis: Needle Stimulation
Frontalis: Surface Stimulation
Orbicularis Oculi
Extensor Digitorum Communis
Tibialis Anterior

Jitter: Measurement and Interpretation
Jitter Appreciation
Technical Block (False Trigger)
Triangular After Potential
Recognizing Trends
Visualizing Jitter in a Triple Potential
Selecting the Trigger in a Multi-Spike Potential
Analyzing Jitter in a Multi-Spike Potential
Split Muscle Fiber
Direct Muscle Stimulation
High Jitter Without Blocking
Flip Flop (Bimodal Jitter)
Neurogenic Blocking
Neurogenic Blocking (Difficult)
Ephaptic Transmission
F Response
Axon Reflex

Technical Aspects of SFEMG
Trigger and Delay Line
Filters
Amplitude Variation in SFEMG Signals
Jitter Display as Dots in Sequential Histograms
Care of the SFEMG Electrode

Measuring Jitter with Concentric Needle Electrode
Technique: Extensor Digitorum Communis
Action Potential Summation in CN EMG

Interviews with the Authors

1. Diagnosis
Diagnostic Strategy
Pre and Post Synaptic Differentiation
Normal Limits for Repetitive Nerve Stimulation
When Repetitive Nerve Stimulation is abnormal
Longitudinal Studies
Fiber Density in Motor Neuron Disease
Fiber Density in Neuromuscular Junction Disease
Reports

2. Technical
Concentric Needle for Jitter Analysis
Number of Discharges
Multi-Spike Analysis
Outliers and Mean Values

3. Learning SFEMG
Why Learn SFEMG
How to Learn SFEMG2. Technical
Concentric Needle for Jitter Analysis
Number of Discharges
Multi-Spike Analysis
Outliers and Mean Values

4. Perspectives
Erik V. Stålberg
Jože V. Trontelj
Donald B. Sanders
The SFEMG Book