Neuromuscular Medicine Glossary
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AAEM AAEM
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, the professional organization that sets standards for electrodiagnostic testing and neuromuscular medicine practice.
Becker muscular dystrophy
An X-linked recessive muscular dystrophy caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, milder than Duchenne muscular dystr...
Blocking
Intermittent failure of neuromuscular transmission resulting in absent muscle fiber action potentials during single-fibe...
conduction block
Focal failure of nerve impulse transmission resulting in reduced CMAP amplitude with proximal versus distal stimulation.
Ice pack test
Simple bedside test applying cold to ptotic eyelids to temporarily improve ptosis in myasthenia gravis patients, exploit...