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@article{citeulike:2405552, abstract = {A consensus meeting was held to determine the best use and interpretation of electrophysiological data in the diagnosis of ALS. The utility of needle EMG and nerve conduction studies was affirmed. It is recommended that electrophysiological evidence for chronic neurogenic change should be taken as equivalent to clinical information in the recognition of involvement of individual muscles in a limb. In addition, in the context of a suspected clinical diagnosis of ALS, fasciculation potentials should be taken as equivalent to fibrillation potentials and positive sharp waves in recognising denervation. The importance of searching for instability in fasciculation potentials and in motor unit potentials in ALS is stressed. These changes in the interpretation of electrophysiological data render obsolete the category Probable Laboratory-Supported ALS in the modified El Escorial diagnostic criteria for ALS. Methods for detection of upper motor neuron abnormality appear sensitive but require further study, particularly regarding their value when clinical signs of upper motor neuron lesion are uncertain.}, author = {de Carvalho, Mamede and Dengler, Reinhard and Eisen, Andrew and England, John D. and Kaji, Ryuji and Kimura, Jun and Mills, Kerry and Mitsumoto, Hiroshi and Nodera, Hiroyuki and Shefner, Jeremy and Swash, Michael}, citeulike-article-id = {2405552}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2007.09.143}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18164242}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18164242}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VNP-4RFKKRK-1/2/47749baef1b657fda07ef3893457e7e0}, doi = {10.1016/j.clinph.2007.09.143}, issn = {1388-2457}, journal = {Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology}, keywords = {als, ncv}, month = {March}, number = {3}, pages = {497--503}, posted-at = {2008-02-21 07:56:16}, priority = {2}, title = {Electrodiagnostic criteria for diagnosis of ALS.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2007.09.143}, volume = {119}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2405552 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2405552 N2 - A consensus meeting was held to determine the best use and interpretation of electrophysiological data in the diagnosis of ALS. The utility of needle EMG and nerve conduction studies was affirmed. It is recommended that electrophysiological evidence for chronic neurogenic change should be taken as equivalent to clinical information in the recognition of involvement of individual muscles in a limb. In addition, in the context of a suspected clinical diagnosis of ALS, fasciculation potentials should be taken as equivalent to fibrillation potentials and positive sharp waves in recognising denervation. The importance of searching for instability in fasciculation potentials and in motor unit potentials in ALS is stressed. These changes in the interpretation of electrophysiological data render obsolete the category Probable Laboratory-Supported ALS in the modified El Escorial diagnostic criteria for ALS. Methods for detection of upper motor neuron abnormality appear sensitive but require further study, particularly regarding their value when clinical signs of upper motor neuron lesion are uncertain. IS - 3 JF - Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology SN - 1388-2457 EP - 503 TI - Electrodiagnostic criteria for diagnosis of ALS. VL - 119 SP - 497 KW - als KW - ncv AU - de Carvalho, Mamede AU - Dengler, Reinhard AU - Eisen, Andrew AU - England, John AU - Kaji, Ryuji AU - Kimura, Jun AU - Mills, Kerry AU - Mitsumoto, Hiroshi AU - Nodera, Hiroyuki AU - Shefner, Jeremy AU - Swash, Michael PY - 2008/03// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2007.09.143 ER -