Myoedema. A clinical and electrophysiological evaluation.
Stationary muscle mounding after muscle percussion without electrical muscle activity is called myoedema. Out of 105 patients with different neurological diseases, 88% had this phenomenon. Muscle conduction velocity and stimulated single fiber EMG disclosed no abnormalities. Myoedema is a normal physiological phenomenon, and its presence does not indicate a neuromuscular disorder.
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D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000556:secondary; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010474:Percussion; D012016:Reference Values