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Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy Learning Center

Several tests are necessary in order to eliminate all the possible primary causes of the disease, after which idiopathic neuropathy may be defined as a diagnosis; hence it is a diagnosis of exclusion. The patient's history plays a major role in th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is a test of the speed of electrical signals through a nerve.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 24, 2009
A nerve conduction study is a test that measures the movement of an impulse through a nerve after the deliberate stimulation of the nerve.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
The vitamin B12 level is a test to tell how much vitamin B12 is in your blood.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 13, 2009
Electromyography (EMG) is a test that checks the health of the muscles and the nerves that control the muscles. See also: Nerve conduction velocity test
Source:ADAM
Date:September 22, 2008
Electromyography (EMG) is an electrical recording of muscle activity that aids in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disease.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Electromyography (EMG) is used to detect, process, and record electrical muscle activity in order to aid in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disease.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Electromyography (EMG) is an electrical recording of muscle activity that aids in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disease, which affects muscle and peripheral nerves.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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