Electrodiagnostic testing helps to precisely locate disease processes affecting the peripheral nervous system (including peripheral nerves, neuromuscular junctions, and muscles) and has limited use in the evaluation of central nervous system disorders.Įlectrodiagnostic studies can help establish if a patient is likely to have a muscle disease, a disorder of neuromuscular junction transmission, axon loss, or a demyelinating disease.Įlectrodiagnostic testing should be done by physicians who have appropriate training in it, as there are potential pitfalls in performing and interpreting the studies.Įlectrodiagnostic testing (traditionally but less accurately called electromyography) consists of 2 distinct but related procedures typically performed together to interrogate the peripheral nervous system: nerve conduction studies and needle electrode examination.
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