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Electromyography
(EMG) is the part of
electrodiagnostic
medicine consisting
of recording the
variations of
electric potential
or voltage detected
by a needle
electrode inserted
into skeletal
muscle. This
electric activity is
displayed on a
monitor and played
over a loudspeaker
for simultaneous
visual and auditory
analysis.
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Questions for the
Consultant; Editor
in Chief, Karen L.
Roos, M.D.; Guest
Editors, Joseph I.
Sirven, M.D., Dean
M. Wingerchuk, M.D.
Seminars in
Neurology,
Volume 23, Number 3,
2003. Address for
correspondence and
reprint requests:
Benn E. Smith, M.D.,
Department of
Neurology, Mayo
Clinic Scottsdale,
13400 East Shea
Boulevard,
Scottsdale, AZ
85259. 1Director,
EMG Laboratory and
Assistant Professor
of Neurology, Mayo
Clinic Scottsdale,
Scottsdale, Arizona.
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What
Good Is EMG to the
Patient and
Practitioner?
Benn
E. Smith, M.D. 1
ABSTRACT
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“Platinum single
fiber electrodes are
sterilized by gas or
autoclave employing
the same methods
used for surgical
instruments. In
addition,
special precautions,
including the use of
disposable NCS
electrodes,
are taken with
patients
known to be infected
with agents such as
Hepatitis, B virus,
Hepatitis C virus,
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease, and human
immunodeficiency
virus”.
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