Electrodiagnosis of myotonic disorders

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2013 Feb;24(1):209-20. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.08.015. Epub 2012 Oct 16.

Abstract

Clinical and electrical myotonia is caused by a small group of neuromuscular disorders. This article reviews myotonia and its differential diagnosis. The use of electrodiagnostic testing to evaluate the primary myotonic disorders (myotonic dystrophy and the nondystrophic myotonias) is also discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Andersen Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Electric Stimulation / methods
  • Electrodiagnosis*
  • Electromyography
  • Exercise Test
  • Humans
  • Myotonic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Myotonic Dystrophy / diagnosis
  • Paralysis, Hyperkalemic Periodic / diagnosis