PMID- 14658043
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040128
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 1590-1874 (Print)
IS  - 1590-1874 (Linking)
VI  - 24
IP  - 4
DP  - 2003 Nov
TI  - Comparison of sensitivities of macro EMG and concentric needle EMG in L4 
      radiculopathy.
PG  - 258-60
AB  - The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivities of macro EMG (mEMG) 
      and concentric needle EMG (cnEMG) in showing abnormality in L4 radiculopathy. We 
      evaluated 23 patients with clinically and radiologically proven L4 root lesions. 
      Among these patients, 21 (92%) had cnEMG abnormalities. Out of 21 patients with 
      cnEMG abnormality, 3 (14%) had fibrillations and positive sharp waves, 8 (38%) 
      had interference pattern abnormality and all of them had motor unit potential 
      (MUP) abnormality on quantitative MUP analysis. Seventeen patients (74%) had mEMG 
      abnormality. Diagnostic yield of cnEMG is higher than mEMG in L4 radiculopathy. 
      mEMG may not contribute much to the diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy.
FAU - Ulas, U H
AU  - Ulas UH
AD  - Department of Neurology, Gulhane Medical School, 06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
FAU - Cengiz, B
AU  - Cengiz B
FAU - Alanoglu, E
AU  - Alanoglu E
FAU - Ozdag, M F
AU  - Ozdag MF
FAU - Odabasi, Z
AU  - Odabasi Z
FAU - Vural, O
AU  - Vural O
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Italy
TA  - Neurol Sci
JT  - Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and 
      of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
JID - 100959175
SB  - IM
MH  - Action Potentials/physiology
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Electric Stimulation/methods
MH  - Electrodes
MH  - Electromyography/classification/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lumbar Vertebrae
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Motor Neurons/physiology
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/abnormalities/physiopathology
MH  - *Needles
MH  - Radiculopathy/*diagnosis/physiopathology
EDAT- 2003/12/06 05:00
MHDA- 2004/01/30 05:00
CRDT- 2003/12/06 05:00
PHST- 2003/04/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2003/08/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2003/12/06 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/01/30 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/12/06 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s10072-003-0150-y [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Neurol Sci. 2003 Nov;24(4):258-60. doi: 10.1007/s10072-003-0150-y.