Laryngeal electromyography - techniques, applications, and a review of personal experience.
The techniques and observations of earlier authors on laryngeal electromyography are briefly reviewed. Our personal experience with the use of a percutaneous method in a series of 27 patients is described and discussed. The percutaneous technique is a simple, safe method and permits the examination to be performed on a routine out-patient basis. The presence of denervation, the degree of paralysis, evidence of recovery, can be readily obtained and this permits a more accurate assessment and prognosis to be made.
D000200:Action Potentials; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology