This week we are going to discuss a diagnostic test which is often ordered to differentiate between diseases of the nerve and muscle, as well as the nerve itself and the myelin sheath of the nerve. A ...

This week we are going to discuss not an injury but a specific test that is performed to diagnose an injury. That test? The nerve conduction velocity test or NCV/EMG. The nerve conduction velocity ...

With so much attention focusing on antibody testing, the opportunity to make outcomes of novel coronavirus (nCV) testing actionable is being overlooked and lost. As described below, there are health, ...

Doctors may use a range of tests to diagnose myasthenia gravis (MG), including blood tests, nerve conduction tests, and imaging tests. MG is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the voluntary ...

Hancock County Health System (HCHS) has partnered with the John K. and Luise V. Hanson Foundation to purchase a Nerve Conduction Velocity machine. “Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) testing measures how ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) affects the peripheral nerves. Tests to diagnose this condition include nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and sometimes an MRI. CIDP ...

November 11, 2009 — The sole use of monofilament testing is not recommended to diagnose peripheral neuropathy, according to the results of a systematic review reported in the November/December issue ...