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Several important diagnostic tools are necessary for the proper evaluation of a patient with a suspected neuromuscular disorder. Each individual chapter in this book is headed by a “tool bar,” indicating the usefulness of various diagnostic tests for the particular condition discussed in the chapter. For example, genetic testing is necessary for the diagnosis of hereditary neuropathy and hereditary myopathy, while nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and electromyogram (EMG) tests can be important but are less specific. Conversely, NCV and EMG are the predominant diagnostic tools for a local entrapment neuropathy like carpal tunnel syndrome. Imaging is now a standard tool in diagnosing certain nerve and muscle disorders, particularly nerve entrapments and myopathies, respectively. Some conditions will require tissue biopsy, although this is becoming increasingly less common.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Eva L. Feldman MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA

  2. Department of Neurology, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Wien, Austria

    Wolfgang Grisold

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Feldman, E.L., Grisold, W. (2014). Tools. In: Atlas of Neuromuscular Diseases. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1605-0_1

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