AANEM - IFCN glossary of terms in neuromuscular electrodiagnostic medicine and ultrasound

Dengler R 1 , de Carvalho M 2 , Shahrizaila N 3 , Nodera H 4 , Vucic S 5 , Grimm A 6 Show all authors , Padua L 7 , Schreiber S 8 , Kneiser MK 9 , Hobson-Webb LD 10 , Boon AJ 11 , Smith BE 12 , Litchy WJ 13 , Li Y 14 , Lenihan M 15 , Thompson VB 16 , Stalberg E 17 , Sanders DB 18 , Kincaid JC 19

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: dengler.reinhard@mh-hannover.de
  • 2 Institute of Physiology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: mamedemg@mail.telepac.pt
  • 3 Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: nortina@um.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa, 920-0293 Japan. Electronic address: hnodera1@yahoo.co.jp
  • 5 Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Cnr Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia. Electronic address: steve.vucic@sydney.edu.au
  • 6 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tübingen, Crona Kliniken, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3 72076 Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: alexander.grimm@med.uni-tuebingen.de
  • 7 Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: luca.padua@policlinicogemelli.it
  • 8 Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger Straße 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany. Electronic address: stefanie.schreiber@med.ovgu.de
  • 9 Ability Assessments, P.C., 24108 Greater Mack Avenue, Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080, USA
  • 10 Duke University School of Medicine, Dept of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: lisa.hobsonwebb@duke.edu
  • 11 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, 200 SW 1st Street, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: boon.andrea@mayo.edu
  • 12 Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Alix College of Medicine, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259,USA. Electronic address: bsmith@mayo.edu
  • 13 Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 SW 1st Street, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: litchy.william@mayo.edu
  • 14 Neuromuscular Center, Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
  • 15 Adirondack Neurology, 420 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801, USA. Electronic address: mlenihan@adirondackneurology.com
  • 16 Gahanna/Reynoldsburg, 170 Taylor Station Road, Columbus, OH 43212, USA. Electronic address: vbthompson@orthopedicone.com
  • 17 Dept Clin Neurophysiology, Inst Neurosciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
  • 18 Duke University, Medical Center, Department of Neurology, 1255 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: donald.sanders@duke.edu
  • 19 Department of Neurology, Indiana University, 362 W 15th St, Suite 3200, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: jkincaid@iupui.edu
Clin Neurophysiol, 2020 07;131(7):1662-1663.
PMID: 32354605 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.03.014

Abstract

Modern neuromuscular electrodiagnosis (EDX) and neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) require a universal language for effective communication in clinical practice and research and, in particular, for teaching young colleagues. Therefore, the AANEM and the IFCN have decided to publish a joint glossary as they feel the need for an updated terminology to support educational activities in neuromuscular EDX and NMUS in all parts of the world. In addition NMUS has been rapidly progressing over the last years and is now widely used in the diagnosis of disorders of nerve and muscle in conjunction with EDX. This glossary has been developed by experts in the field of neuromuscular EDX and NMUS on behalf of the AANEM and the IFCN and has been agreed upon by electronic communication between January and November 2019. It is based on the glossaries of the AANEM from 2015 and of the IFCN from 1999. The EDX and NMUS terms and the explanatory illustrations have been updated and supplemented where necessary. The result is a comprehensive glossary of terms covering all fields of neuromuscular EDX and NMUS. It serves as a standard reference for clinical practice, education and research worldwide.

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