Beschreibung
This book systematically reviews sensory and motor nerve conduction studies on the ulnar nerve, from pilot human studies of peripheral nerve conduction in the 1950s through to the most recent scientific evidence. Precise descriptions are provided of approx. 70 nerve conduction techniques that were reproduced in the laboratory, with organization of the techniques according to practical criteria for ease of reference. Particular attention is devoted to those techniques that have shown higher sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis of compressive mononeuropathies, such as ulnar neuropathy at the elbow or wrist. Normal and pathological values derived from the original articles and the subsequent literature are presented, and the wealth of illustrative material facilitates comprehension and reproduction of each technique. The volume is completed by a detailed, well-illustrated glossary explaining the more commonly used terms in electrodiagnostic medicine. This book will appeal to novice and experienced neurologists, students, clinical neurophysiology technicians, and rehabilitation physicians. It represents a logical extension of the volumes on the median nerve recently published by Springer.
Autorenporträt
Giuliano Gentili has been a Senior Clinical Neurophysiology Technician in the Neurology Service at San Camillo de' Lellis General Hospital, Rieti, Italy, since 2010. He previously served as Professor at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" - S. Andrea Policlinic" of Rome, where he was responsible for the Clinical Neurophysiology Technology Program covering "Coma and brain death recording techniques", "Evoked potentials (EP): recording techniques", and "Electroencephalography (EEG): recording techniques". He was also a Commission Member on the Clinical Neurophysiology Technology Program - graduation examination. Mario Di Napoli has been a Senior Neurology Consultant in the Neurology Service at San Camillo de' Lellis General Hospital, Rieti, Italy, since 2008. His main fields of research are cerebrovascular disease, neuroinflammation, aging, stroke, preclinical and clinical research, therapeutic strategies, neuroregeneration, neurophysiology, and neurophysiological techniques. Dr. Di Napoli is Editor-in-Chief for Reviews in Health Care and a member of the editorial boards of ISBN Stroke and ISRN Inflammation. He is a longstanding member of the Neurosonology Research Group of the World Federation of Neurology.
Herstellerkennzeichnung:
Springer Verlag GmbH
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E-Mail: juergen.hartmann@springer.com
