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CNP Course - EMG Waveforms Flashcards

1
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origin of EMG potentials

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single muscle fibers

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2
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EMG potentials that fire alone

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end plate spikes
fibrillation potentials
myotonic discharges

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EMG potentials that fire in groups

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adjacent muscle fibers -
- complex repetitive discharge
- insertion activity

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4
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EMG potentials - spontaneous

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fasciculation potentials
myokymic discharges
neurotonic discharges

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5
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regular firing pattern with linear change is:

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fibrillation potential

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regular firing pattern with no change is:

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complex repetitive discharge

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7
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regular firing pattern with exponential change is:

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myotonic

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8
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irregular firing pattern is:

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random change
end plate spike

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9
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semi rhythmic firing pattern is

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motor unit potential

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10
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increased insertional activity

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early denervation
normal variants (snap, crackle, pop)

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decreased insertional activity

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fatty or fibrotic tissue
severe atrophy
periodic paralysis
ischemic muscles
technical

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12
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grading fibrillation potentials

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reflects number of denervated fibers:
1+ persistent single trains
2+ moderate numbers
3+ many in all areas
4+ completely fill baseline

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13
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associated disorders of fibrillation potentials - neurogenic

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anterior horn cell disorders -e.g. ALS
radiculopathies - “active”
mononeuropathies - “severe”
axonal peripheral neuropathies

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associated disorders of fibrillation potentials - myopathic

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inflammatory (e.g. polymyositis, IBM)
toxic myopathies (e.g. statin, hydroxychloroquine)
muscular dystrophies
metabolic (e.g. acid maltase)
fiber necrosis, fiber splitting, vacuolar damage

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associated disorders of fibrillation potentials - severe NMJ disorders

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myasthenia gravis (severe)
LEMS
botulism

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16
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single motor unit

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all the muscle fibers innervated by one AHC

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17
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factors affecting MUP morphology

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technical: electrode type, filter settings
physiologic: muscle, subject’s age, temperature

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18
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rise time

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time from peak positive deflection to peak negative deflection
represents proximity to muscle fiber action potential
should be <0.5msec

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19
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amplitude

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sum of action potentials of muscle fibers closest to recording electrode
usually less than 15 muscle fibers (1-8)
determined by diameter of muscle fibers, number of muscle fibers, and temporal distribution of potentials closest to electrode

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20
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duration

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time from leaving baseline until return
- synchrony of firing, fiber density, area of motor unit, intervening tissue, proximity to recording electrode, age and muscle
most limb muscles: 8-12msec

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21
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temporal course of MUP changes in acute neurogenic injury:

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normal
1 minute: reduced recruitment
1-2 months: unstable, turns
2-6 months: polyphasic, long duration
>6 months: long duration

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myotonic discharges

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regular, exponential change, wax/wane
stock plane

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23
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associated disorders myotonic discharges - prominent

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myotonic dystrophy (DM1 and DM2)
myotonia congenita
paramyotonia congenita
hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

24
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associated disorders myotonic discharges - occasional/infrequent

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polymyositis
acid maltase deficiency (esp paraspinals)
drug-induced myotonia
- cholesterol lower agents, colchicine

25
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associated disorders myotonic discharges - rare

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neurogenic disorders (e.g. axonal neuropathies, radiculopathies)

26
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complex repetitive discharges

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regular, fixed intervals (abrupt onset, cessation, change)
rate 3-40Hz
configuration: few-multiple spikes, stable or unstable
jackhammer

27
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associated disorders complex repetitive discharges - neurogenic

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anterior horn cells - e.g. ALS, SMA
radiculopathies - chronic, old
axonal peripheral neuropathies - longstanding

28
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associated disorders complex repetitive discharges - myopathic

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inflammatory - e.g. IBM
muscular dystrophies

29
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associated disorders complex repetitive discharges - normal

A

iliopsoas
biceps

30
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fasciculation potentials

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firing pattern: single, random, irregular, 1-100 per minute
form: no standard configuration, often distant
irregular pattern
popcorn

31
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associated disorders fasciculation potentials - neurogenic

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anterior horn cell disorders - e.g. ALS, SMA
radiculopathies
axonal peripheral neuropathies

32
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associated disorders fasciculation potentials - other

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hyperexciteable nerve syndromes (cramp-fasciculation syndrome)
tetany
hyperthyroidism
anti-cholinesterase medication (e.g. mestinon)

33
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fasciculation potentials normal in

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benign fasciculations

34
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myokymic discharges

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1 or few MUP firing repetitively in bursts
burst pattern: regular or semirhythmic
marching

35
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associated disorders myokymic discharges - extremities

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radiation
chronic nerve compression (CTS)
AIDP, CIDP
gold therapy
rattlesnake venom

36
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associated disorders myokymic discharges - most likely

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radiation nerve injury

37
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associated disorders myokymic discharges - facial

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multiple sclerosis
sarcoid, tuberculoma
brainstem glioma
polyradiculopathy
meningeal carcinomatosis
facial palsy
syringobulba
ALS

38
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neuromyotonic discharges

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regular (wane), very high frequency
racecar

39
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associated disorders neuromyotonic discharges

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syndrome of continuous muscle fiber activity (Isaac’s)
tetany
anticholinesterase poisoning
chronic spinal muscular atrophies

40
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recruitment ratio

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maximum firing rate/# of nearby MUP
most limb muscles have ratio of </= 5 (15Hz: 3 MUP, 20Hz: 4 MUP)

41
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reduced recruitment

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increase in firing rate without increase in MUPs

42
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disorders with reduced recruitment

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hallmark of neurogenic process
correlates with weakness

43
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disorders with reduced recruitment - neurogenic

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axon loss (e.g. mononeuropathies, radiculopathies, neuropathies)
loss of anterior horn cells (e.g. ALS)
conduction block (e.g. Saturday night palsy)

44
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disorders with reduced recruitment - myopathies

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severe myopathy with loss of all muscle fibers in some motor units (e.g. end-stage muscular dystrophy)

45
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recruitment grading

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fastest rate of firing of 1st MUP when 2nd MUP recruited and/or recruitment ratio
1+ (mild) rate of 1st >10Hz, ratio >5
2+ (moderate) rate of 1st >15Hz, ratio >7.5
3+ (severe) rate of 1st >20Hz, ratio >10

46
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poor activation

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effort
pain
central disorder: stroke, myelopathy

47
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disorders of unstable (varying) motor unit potentials - neurogenic

A

ongoing reinnervation after axonal loss - e.g. ALS, recovering radiculopathy

48
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disorders of unstable (varying) motor unit potentials - NMJ disorders

A

myasthenia gravis
LEMS

49
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disorders of unstable (varying) motor unit potentials - myopathies

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reinnervating muscle fibers

50
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phases and turns

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asynchronous firing
phase = baseline crossings +1
polyphasic MUP = 5 or more phases

51
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when do you see polyphasic MUPs

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myopathies

52
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MUP changes in myopathies

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reduced motor unit territory
- reduction of # of muscle fibers/motor unit
- reduction in muscle fiber size
decreased duration of MUP
decreased amplitude of MUP
increased phases of MUP (desynchrony)

53
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disorders with short duration MUPs - neurogenic

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early reinnervation from severe nerve damage (nascent MUP)

54
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disorders with short duration MUPs - myopathic

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inflammatory - e.g. polymyositis, IBM
muscular dystrophies
myotonic dystrophy
congenital myopathies
toxic myopathies (not corticosteroids)

55
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disorders with short duration MUPs - NMJ disorders

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myasthenia gravis
LEMS
botulism

56
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MUP changes in neurogenic disorders

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loss of axons -> reduced number of MUP, reduced recruitment
collateral sprouting -> loss of synchrony of fibers, change in appearance

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