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| Overview of Nerve Conduction Studies | |
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| How the peripheral nervous system conveys information | |
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| Stimulating and Recording Electrodes | |
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| Electrode Amplifiers and Ground Electrode | |
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| Reducing Artifacts and Interference | |
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| Electrical Safety | |
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| Temperature Effect | |
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| Effect of Aging | |
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| Motor Nerve Conduction | |
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| Measurements of the compound muscle action potential | |
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| Calculating conduction velocity | |
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| Sensory Nerve Conduction | |
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| Measurements of the sensory nerve action potential | |
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| Role of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) in localizing lesions | |
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| Late Responses: F-wave and H-reflex | |
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| Types of Nerve Injury | |
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| Neurapraxia | |
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| Features of demyelination | |
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| Axonal loss injury | |
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| Features of axonal loss | |
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| Wallerian degeneration | |
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| Ion channel disorders (channelopathies) | |
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| Features of channelopathies | |
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| Due to toxins | |
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| Due to autoimmune conditions | |
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| Due to genetic mutations | |
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| Overview of Electromyography | |
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| The motor unit | |
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| Innervation ratio | |
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| Muscle selection for needle EMGThe needle EMG examination | |
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| Insertional activity | |
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| Spontaneous activity | |
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| Fibrillation potentials | |
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| Positive sharp waves | |
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| Numeric grading scale to semi-quantify fibrillation potentials | |
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| Fasciculation potentials | |
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| Complex repetitive discharges | |
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| Myotonic discharges | |
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| Myokymic discharges | |
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| Neuromyotonic discharges | |
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| Isaac's syndrome and peripheral nerve hyperexcitability (PNH) syndrome | |
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| Cramp discharges | |
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| End-plate activity | |
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| Motor unit potentials (MUPs) | |
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| MUP parameters | |
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| Rise time | |
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| Duration | |
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| Amplitude | |
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| Phases and turns | |
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| Firing pattern and recruitment | |
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| Henneman's Size Principle | |
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| In neurogenic disorders | |
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| In myopathic disorders | |
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| Complications related to needle electromyography | |
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| Brachial Plexus | |
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| Upper trunk lesion | |
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| Middle trunk lesion | |
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| Lower trunk lesion | |
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| Median Nerve | |
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| Carpal tunnel syndrome | |
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| Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome | |
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| Pronator teres syndrome | |
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| Ligament of Struther's syndrome | |
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| Nerve conduction studies | |
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| Motor | |
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| Short segment ("inching technique")F-wave | |
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| Martin-Gruber anastomosis | |
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| Sensory | |
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| Comparative studies for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome | |
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| Digital branch injury | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Abductor Pollicis Brevis | |
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| Opponens Pollicis | |
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| Flexor Pollicis Brevis, Superficial Head | |
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| First and Second Lumbricals | |
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| Pronator Quadratus | |
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| Flexor Pollicis Longus | |
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| Flexor Digitorum Profundus, Digits 2 and 3Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (sublimis) | |
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| Palmaris Longus | |
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| Flexor Carpi Radialis | |
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| Pronator Teres | |
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| Ulnar Nerve | |
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| Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (retrocondylar groove) | |
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| Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (cubital tunnel syndrome) | |
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| Ulnar neuropathy at the wrist (Guyon's canal) | |
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| Nerve conduction studies | |
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| Motor | |
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| Short segment ("inching technique")F-wave | |
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| Martin-Gruber anastomosis | |
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| Riches-Cannieu anastomosis ("all ulnar hand")Sensory | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Adductor Pollicis | |
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| Flexor Pollicis Brevis, Deep Head | |
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| First Dorsal Interosseous | |
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| Second, Third, and Fourth Dorsal Interossei | |
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| Palmar Interossei | |
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| Third and Fourth Lumbricals | |
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| Abductor Digiti Minimi | |
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| Opponens Digiti Minimi | |
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| Flexor Digiti Minimi | |
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| Flexor Digitorum Profundus, Digits 4 and 5Flexor Carpi Ulnaris | |
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| Radial Nerve | |
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| Radial nerve lesion in the arm | |
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| Radial nerve lesion in the axilla | |
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| Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome | |
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| Superficial radial nerve lesion | |
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| Nerve conduction studies | |
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| Motor | |
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| Sensory | |
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| Anomalous innervation to ulnar dorsum of hand | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Extensor Indicis Proprius | |
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| Extensor Pollicis Brevis | |
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| Extensor Pollicis Longus | |
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| Abductor Pollicis Longus | |
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| Extensor Digitorum Communis and Extensor Digiti Minimi | |
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| Extensor Carpi Ulnaris | |
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| Supinator | |
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| Extensor Carpi Radialis, Longus and Brevis | |
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| Brachioradialis | |
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| Anconeus | |
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| Triceps, Lateral Head | |
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| Triceps, Long Head | |
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| Triceps, Medial Head | |
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| Axillary Nerve | |
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| Axillary nerve lesion | |
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| Motor nerve conduction study | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Deltoid, Anterior Fibers | |
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| Deltoid, Middle Fibers | |
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| Deltoid, Posterior Fibers | |
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| Teres Minor | |
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| Musculocutaneous Nerve | |
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| Musculocutaneous nerve lesion | |
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| Nerve conduction studies | |
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| Motor | |
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| Sensory (lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm) | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Brachialis | |
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| Biceps Brachii | |
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| Coracobrachialis | |
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| Medial Cutaneous Nerve of the Forearm | |
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| Lesion of the medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm | |
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| Sensory nerve conduction study | |
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| Suprascapular Nerve | |
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| Suprascapular nerve lesion | |
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| Motor nerve conduction study | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Infraspinatus | |
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| Supraspinatus | |
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| Dorsal Scapular Nerve | |
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| Dorsal scapular nerve lesion | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Rhomboideus Major and Minor | |
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| Levator Scapulae | |
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| Long Thoracic Nerve | |
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| Long thoracic nerve lesion | |
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| Motor nerve conduction study | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Serratus Anterior | |
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| Subscapular Nerves and the Thoracodorsal Nerve | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Teres Major | |
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| Latissimus Dorsi | |
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| Medial and Lateral Pectoral Nerves | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Pectoralis Major | |
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| Pectoralis Minor | |
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| Cervical Plexus | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Sternocleidomastoid | |
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| Trapezius | |
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| Levator Scapulae | |
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| Phrenic Nerve | |
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| Phrenic nerve lesion | |
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| Phrenic nerve conduction studies | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Diaphragm | |
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| Sacral Plexus | |
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| Sacral plexus lesion | |
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| Sciatic Nerve | |
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| Sciatic nerve lesion | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Semitendinosus | |
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| Semimembranosus | |
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| Biceps Femoris (Long Head) | |
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| Biceps Femoris (Short Head) | |
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| Tibial Nerve | |
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| Tarsal tunnel syndrome | |
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| Nerve conduction studies | |
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| Motor | |
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| F-wave | |
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| Sensory (sural nerve) | |
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| H-Reflex | |
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| Medial and lateral plantar (mixed nerve) | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Gastrocnemius, Medial Head | |
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| Gastrocnemius, Lateral Head | |
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| Soleus | |
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| Tibialis Posterior | |
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| Flexor Digitorum Longus | |
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| Flexor Hallucis Longus | |
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| Popliteus | |
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| Abductor Hallucis | |
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| Flexor Digitorum Brevis | |
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| Flexor Hallucis Brevis | |
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| Abductor Digiti Minimi (Quinti) | |
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| Adductor Hallucis | |
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| Common Peroneal Nerve | |
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| Common peroneal mononeuropathy at the knee | |
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| Nerve conduction studies | |
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| Motor (Extensor digitorum brevis) | |
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| F-wave | |
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| Accessory deep peroneal nerve | |
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| Motor (tibialis anterior) | |
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| Short segment ("inching technique") across the knee | |
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| Sensory (superficial peroneal) | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Tibialis Anterior | |
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| Extensor Digitorum Longus | |
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| Extensor Hallucis Longus | |
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| Peroneus Tertius | |
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| Extensor Digitorum Brevis | |
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| Peroneus Longus | |
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| Peroneus Brevis | |
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| Superior Gluteal Nerve | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Gluteus Medius | |
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| Gluteus Minimus | |
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| Tensor Fasciae Latae | |
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| Inferior Gluteal Nerve | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Gluteus Maximus | |
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| Pudendal Nerve | |
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| Pudendal nerve lesion | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Sphincter Ani Externus (External Anal Sphincter) | |
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| Levator Ani | |
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| Lumbar Plexus | |
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| Lesion of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (meralgia paresthetica) | |
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| Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve conduction study | |
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| Needle electromyography of abdominal wall muscles | |
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| External Oblique, Internal Oblique and Transversus Abdominis | |
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| Femoral Nerve | |
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| Femoral nerve lesion | |
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| Nerve conduction studies | |
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| Motor | |
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| Sensory (saphenous nerve) | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Iliacus (Iliopsoas) | |
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| Pectineus | |
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| Sartorius | |
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| Rectus Femoris | |
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| Vastus Lateralis | |
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| Vastus Intermedius | |
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| Vastus Medialis | |
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| Obturator Nerve | |
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| Obturator nerve lesion | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Adductor Longus | |
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| Adductor Brevis | |
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| Adductor Magnus | |
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| Gracilis | |
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| Paraspinal Muscles | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Cervical Paraspinal | |
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| Thoracic Paraspinal | |
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| Lumbosacral Paraspinal | |
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| Cranial Nerves and Muscles | |
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| Facial motor conduction studies | |
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| Blink reflex studies | |
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| Needle electromyography | |
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| Frontalis | |
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| Orbicularis Oculi | |
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| Orbicularis Oris | |
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| Masseter | |
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| Tongue | |
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| Dermatomes and Peripheral Nerve Cutaneous Distributions | |