From the Desk of Paul Gordon, MD From the Desk of Paul Gordon, MD From the Desk of Paul Gordon, MD





 

Special Procedures


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  • Repetitive nerve stimulation
  • Short segment (“inching”) studies across compression sites
  • Blink reflex; facial and other cranial nerve testing
  • Hemifacial spasm and synkinesis studies
  • Single fiber EMG
  • Conduction block assessment and proximal stimulation studies
  • Quantitative EMG
  • Quantitative sensory testing (QST)
  • Autonomic nervous system testing
  • Transcortical magnetic stimulation
  • Motor unit estimation (MUNE)
  • Advanced recruitment analysis
  • Nerve hyperexcitability protocol
  • Periodic paralysis protocol
  • Direct muscle fiber stimulation
  • Skin biopsy for Intraepidermal nerve fiber density
  • Special protocols for specific conditions
    • Myotonia congenita, cramp-fasciculation syndrome, others
  • Advanced EMG of uncommonly tested muscles:
    • Sphincter muscles
    • Diaphragm
  • Advanced nerve conduction studies of uncommonly tested nerves:
    • Phrenic nerve
    • Medial antebrachial nerve
    • Plantar nerves