title: The study of normal and abnormal neuromuscular transmission with single fibre electromyography.
abstract: The use of single fibre electromyography (SFEMG) in the study of neuromuscular transmission across individual motor endplates in situ is reviewed. The neuromuscular jitter can be studied both during voluntary contraction and electrical activation of the muscle fibre. The differences, pitfalls and advantages of these methods are discussed. Findings in myasthenia gravis and other disorders of the neuromuscular transmission are examined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurocenter, University Hospital Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stålberg
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Trontelj
mesh_terms: D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*