Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Electrodiagnosis includes a battery of tests which study the neuromuscular system. Common diagnoses for which such studies will be of value include:

• Nerve entrapment, injury or disease, such as Bell's Palsy, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Peripheral Neuropathy
• Radiculopathies – cervical, lumbosacral
• Brachial/Lumbosacral plexus injuries
• Anterior horn cell dysfunction such as ALS
• Neuromuscular junction disorders such as Myasthenia Gravis, Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
• Muscle diseases such as Polymyositis and myopathy of various causes

Prior to the test, patients receive information sheets describing the test. Following the test, a preliminary report is faxed within 24 hours to the referring physician. A more extensive report is sent three to four days after the test.