RT Book, Section
A1 Keel, John C.
A1 Muraoka, Nicholas K.
A1 Rutkove, Seward B.
A2 Bajwa, Zahid H.
A2 Wootton, R. Joshua
A2 Warfield, Carol A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1131931051
T1 Role of Electrodiagnostics in Pain Assessment
T2 Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071766838
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1131931051
RD 2024/04/19
AB Electrodiagnosis  (EDx)  can  play  a  crucial  role  in  identifying  the  underlying  problem  in  a  patient  presenting  with  a  pain  disorder.  In  contrast  with  radiologic  modalities  such  as  magnetic  resonance  imaging  (MRI),  EDx  provides  unique  functional  information  about  the  integrity  of  both  the  central  and  peripheral  nervous  systems.  In  addition  to  localizing  the  problem,  EDx  can  give  insight  into  chronicity,  severity,  and  prognosis.  For  example,  disc  abnormalities  of  uncertain  clinical  significance  are  routinely  found  at  multiple  levels  on  MRI  studies  of  the  lumbar  spine.  EDx  has  the  unique  ability  to  determine  whether  one  of  these  disc  abnormalities  is  actually  producing  nerve  damage.  Moreover,  such  testing  may  also  demonstrate  abnormalities  in  patients  with  inflammatory  lesions,  where  neuroimaging  is  often  normal.