title: The clinical differentiation between vocal cord paralysis and vocal cord fixation using electromyography.
abstract: With newer techniques for laryngeal intervention, it becomes a practical necessity to understand whether an immobile cord is due to neurogenic dysfunction or cricoarytenoid fixation. An objective test for this differentiation is laryngeal electromyography, which can be done as an office procedure with a minimum of discomfort. Our experience in a clinical setting has shown laryngeal electromyography to be efficient in accurately assessing the neuromuscular status of the intrinsic laryngeal musculature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rontal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rontal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kileny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000294:innervation